COMING IN APRIL:
Racing Into the Dark
A novel about the heartache of loving someone with a mental illness and the sacrifices we make to care for the people we love.
Sisters Beth and Ellen have always been very close. Ellen—the youngest of three daughters—is the emotional one, always seeking attention and, at times, “acting funny” to get it. The rest of the family dismisses Ellen’s behavior as “overdramatizing.” But as Ellen matures, the boundaries between her fantasy life and reality blur until, when she becomes a mother, her family is forced to act. Despite her responsibilities to her own growing family, Beth repeatedly tries to save her sister, risking her own stable life until she is in danger of losing it all. Finally, filled with guilt and anguish over how Ellen’s actions are affecting the rest of the family, Beth must decide how much she can sacrifice to save the sister she loves.
PRAISE
“Woodworth hits the mark repeatedly with emotional truths and fluid prose.”
—Publishers Weekly
“…Racing into the Dark stunned me with its unflinching portrayal of how mental illness binds a family in a web of love, resentment, and need. This beautifully written novel of three sisters—and the family orbiting them—captures with aching honesty the love, fury, and resilience that coexist within us when we face our darkest moments.”
—Randy Susan Meyers, Internationally bestselling author of The Many Mothers of Ivy Puddingstone
“Racing into the Dark is an unsettling and compelling book about finding ourselves in places we’d never thought we’d be.
—Susan Minot, Internationally bestselling author of Monkeys and Evening
“Kate Woodworth writes with power and courage in a tale that will capture your heart from the first chapter.”
—Brooke Lea Foster, author of Our Last Vineyard Summer
“Vivid and honest, dramatic and without pat resolutions.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“A compelling exploration of mental illness…emotionally gripping.”
—Booklist
“Highly recommended.”
—Library Journal