{"product_id":"family-illness-9781647503475","title":"Family Illness","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Evan Wechman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Austin Macauley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Austin Macauley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamily Illness is a realistic fictional piece of work written to give mature readers a sense of what it is like for someone to grow up afflicted with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Steve, the main character, suffers as a child in the 1980s, growing up in a secular Jewish household. He has lots of physical and verbal tics while in school but lives in fear that his secret living with a mental illness in a hostile world will be revealed. As Steve grows up into a young adult, his illness plays tricks on him, making him question every moral aspect of his life. His fears intensify at the same time as he learns that a family member has OCD as well. This encourages Steve to fight back, but he wonders if he has lost too much of his life to the disease.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austin Macauley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45148102557847,"sku":"9781647503475","price":1647.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781647503475.webp?v=1767657272","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/family-illness-9781647503475","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}