Shadows of the Mind Is a spectacular novel in which a young girl, Kim Tucker, discusses her teenage rape and pregnancy. Kim also a discussion of issues such as living with and around family members with physiological problems specifically Schizophrenia and Alcoholism. """"Shadows of the Mind"""" is a Novel about my Family's Life. Having grown up the youngest of twelve children I had the opportunity to not only experience three generations. The time line is from the late 1950s to the early 1980. I had the opportunity of watching my siblings and learning through their life experiences and discuss a lot of what I learned and experienced in """"Shadows of the Mind."""" Many people come from small families and do not know the inside and outsides of having a large family. In many ways I felt that I had a heads up on life through my siblings' successes and failures. However later in life, I found that his is just not so. Life and experiences can only be learned by doing. | Shadows of the Mind by Randall Pam Randall, Paperback | Indigo Chapters