CLAYMONT, Del., Sept. 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- With her highly personal story, author Denise Mitchell offers a candid look at the life she and her family lead in a housing project in the 1950s. In her new book, Faces in the Clouds, (now available through 1stBooks), she writes about the joys and struggles she, her parents and her siblings experienced in Marcy Project. Mitchell writes on a wide range of topics, such as parental behavior, the upbringing of children and her own faith in God.
One of 12 children in her family, she recalls her neighborhood, her tiny apartment home and the 13 other unique family members that shared her life. In the 1950s, housing projects were a positive place to be, with pleasant aromas filling the hallways at dinnertime and friendly faces all around. Despite this good fortune, Mitchell's life wasn't carefree. Her book recounts the state of her overworked mother and alcoholic father. She discusses the effect this emotional baggage has on children and stresses parents' responsibility to lead their children in the right direction. It is a parent's duty, she writes, to transcend dysfunction and ensure that their children live a fruitful life, without the crime, alcohol and drugs that often guarantee a shattered future.
Through her experiences, she offers guidance for parents. She hopes that Faces in the Clouds "reveals lifelong secrets for communication concerning the free choices made, knowing that consequences are at a high risk and very costly." Her story involves mental deterioration, death and tragedies that illustrate the influential hand parents have in their children's futures.
Mitchell began writing after three of her brothers died in 1993; one died of an alcohol-related illness and two died of AIDS. This book illustrates how the emotional baggage of one's life can carry to the next.
She currently lives in Delaware.
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