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Rocco's Wife
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General FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $21.99
Publisher: Atmosphere Press
Published: Oct 28 2025
Pages: 478
Weight: 1.21
Height: 1.06 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Sadie Ignagni's life unravels as her husband Rocco's mental illness escalates, transforming him from a stable and dependable partner into someone unpredictable and erratic. As their marriage spirals out of control, Sadie finds herself isolated, overwhelmed, and fighting to hold her life together.
With Rocco's condition worsening, Sadie is thrust into a labyrinth of legal, financial, and emotional challenges. From battling unyielding insurance and credit card companies to navigating power of attorney and the enduring betrayal by her husband's family, she faces the harsh realities of loving someone with mental illness. Along the way, she discovers solace in unexpected places: the steadfast support of a few relatives and friends, the shared understanding of support groups, and the companionship of a little dog named Max.
Rocco's Wife is a raw and heartfelt exploration of love and loss, resilience and hope. Sadie's story is one of strength and determination as she fights to reclaim her life while grappling with the unthinkable. Told with sincerity, humor, and promise, it offers a profound testament to the resilience of the human spirit. This is a must-read for anyone who has loved someone battling mental illness or faced the challenges of caring for a disadvantaged loved one.
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While a compelling, realistic portrait of the toll mental illness takes on a person and a marriage, Rocco's Wife ultimately becomes an uplifting story of one woman's determination to take care of her husband and herself, even if she's not entirely sure what that looks like. - Independent Book Review
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