Eric, My Son

by Joanne Baker

Eric came from a good family, but was subject to societal stress and the effects of mental illness. Nothing could prevent his downward spiral towards addiction and disaster. At 35, he was found dead in his car. This is Eric's story.

260 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 2006

About the author

Joanne Baker is a writer and editor based in London. She has edited and written comment, books, and arts and opinion articles at the international science journal Nature for the past decade and formerly was space and earth editor at Science magazine. She has also written three books on physics, astronomy, and quantum physics. She has a background in astronomy research, where she studied quasars, black holes, galaxy evolution, and cosmology.