"Imagine Me Gone" is a deep dive into the heart of a family grappling with mental health. It’s a poignant story that’s as tender as it is truthful, making you feel the weight of love and the pain of responsibility. If you're moved by raw human experiences and the beauty and tragedy of familial bonds, this might just resonate with you on a profound level.

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• Pulitzer Prize Nominee for Fiction (2017)
• National Book Award Nominee for Fiction (2016)
• Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (2016)
• National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2016)
• Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2017)
• Kirkus Prize Nominee for Fiction (2016)

When Margaret's fiancé, John, is hospitalized for depression in 1960s London, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans despite what she now knows of his condition, or back away from the suffering it may bring her. She decides to marry him. Imagine Me Gone is the unforgettable story of what unfolds from this act of love and faith. At the heart of it is their eldest son, Michael, a brilliant, anxious music fanatic who makes sense of the world through parody. Over the span of decades, his younger siblings--the savvy and responsible Celia and the ambitious and tightly controlled Alec--struggle along with their mother to care for Michael's increasingly troubled and precarious existence..

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