Up Daddy Down Daddy

The story of a father's bipolar illness as seen through the eyes of his very young daughter. UP DADDY DOWN DADDY will interest anyone who has ever loved with such an illness. Parallel to the narrator's story is that of the Boston Red Sox and their own manic depressive history set the father's in greater relief. This is the story of redemption: the daughter becomes a writer because "it is the only way I know to keep a voice alive.

The story of a father's bipolar illness as seen through the eyes of his very young daughter. UP DADDY DOWN DADDY will interest anyone who has ever loved with such an illness. Parallel to the narrator's story is that of the Boston Red Sox and their own manic depressive history set the father's in greater relief. This is the story of redemption: the daughter becomes a writer because "it is the only way I know to keep a voice alive.

Marlene Rosenfield is the author of a book of poetry, Making Bubbeh's Blintzes, and a host of short stories, including "Yiddish Lessons," winner of Women Fiction Writers of Central Massachusetts. Marlene holds an M.A. in writing ; she's also a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, the Bennington Writers Workshop, and the New York State Writers Institute. Up Daddy, Down Daddy, her first novel. won the People of the Book Award. Ms. Rosenfield lives in Delmar, NY with her husband Dana. They have one daughter, Krysta.