Mirror Boy is a 1980s dark coming-of-age novel featuring trauma-induced coping mechanisms, untrustworthy mentors, parental personality dysfunction, male loneliness and the desire to become a well-balanced, emotionally satisfied, well integrated and true-to-self adult man. Unlike several other books in this genre, this book is both geared towards adults, and ultimately points towards a positive trajectory into healing and self-actualization.
I've practiced as a psychiatrist for decades so of course I find myself speaking in clinical terms even during off hours--but this book itself is anything but. It's been described as raw and will seem real to many as a young man's innermost thoughts are laid bare without censor or judgment. Mirror Boy is relatable to masses of men who have experienced vexing circumstances and lack of direction from male role models as children and adolescence, perhaps growing up in either a highly feminized or highly sexualized environment (or both) without the kind of balance so desired by such young men while subject to home circumstances beyond their control.
I'd like you to read a quote from Dr. Christian Kloss whose specialty is working with adult children of mentally ill parents, who passionately endorses Mirror Boy. Beyond this please note the ebook is available now; the paperback which features David Moseley's gorgeous cover design is available for pre-order for delivery September 1, 2026; and the audiobook narrated by Broadway, film, television actor and voice superstar Fred Berman is due to be released in late October through Audible. Needless to say I'm thrilled with the prospect of hearing the incredibly talented Fred Berman dramatize this work.
“Mirror Boy offers an unprecedented, deeply empathic exploration of what it means to grow up under the shadow of parental mental illness. Due to its unflinching narrative voice and rare psychological sensitivity, this coming-of-age novel fills a longstanding void in the literature for children of parents with psychiatric disorders—a group often marginalized, misunderstood, or silenced. At once a compelling read and a revelation, it provides a language, a mirror, and most importantly, hope.” — Dr. Christian Kloss, sociologist and author of As If Nothing Happened: Living and Grieving as an Adult Child of Mentally Ill Parents
I've practiced as a psychiatrist for decades so of course I find myself speaking in clinical terms even during off hours--but this book itself is anything but. It's been described as raw and will seem real to many as a young man's innermost thoughts are laid bare without censor or judgment. Mirror Boy is relatable to masses of men who have experienced vexing circumstances and lack of direction from male role models as children and adolescence, perhaps growing up in either a highly feminized or highly sexualized environment (or both) without the kind of balance so desired by such young men while subject to home circumstances beyond their control.
I'd like you to read a quote from Dr. Christian Kloss whose specialty is working with adult children of mentally ill parents, who passionately endorses Mirror Boy. Beyond this please note the ebook is available now; the paperback which features David Moseley's gorgeous cover design is available for pre-order for delivery September 1, 2026; and the audiobook narrated by Broadway, film, television actor and voice superstar Fred Berman is due to be released in late October through Audible. Needless to say I'm thrilled with the prospect of hearing the incredibly talented Fred Berman dramatize this work.
“Mirror Boy offers an unprecedented, deeply empathic exploration of what it means to grow up under the shadow of parental mental illness. Due to its unflinching narrative voice and rare psychological sensitivity, this coming-of-age novel fills a longstanding void in the literature for children of parents with psychiatric disorders—a group often marginalized, misunderstood, or silenced. At once a compelling read and a revelation, it provides a language, a mirror, and most importantly, hope.” — Dr. Christian Kloss, sociologist and author of As If Nothing Happened: Living and Grieving as an Adult Child of Mentally Ill Parents