Author Description

Have you ever wondered: What is it like to face life inside the mental health system? How do you find sanity again? How do you deal with isolation? How do you handle separation from you family? These and other questions are addressed in the author's journey through six years in the mental health system. His first book, Rochester Stories is an account of Peter Langen's six years in Rochester as an adult. He was first diagnosed with a learning disability in seventh grade. From there, he went to Norman Howard School in Rochester where his interest in writing started and where he discovered books on tape. He took an interest in books for the first time. In 1997 he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a form of mental illness, and went to Rochester, New York to live for what turned out to be six years before his return to his home town of Batavia. He continued writing after graduating from Batavia High School in 1988 and has been writing ever since. Free Sample Go to the cover photo on the left side of the page and click on Look Inside.