My Daughter, Her Suicide, and God: A Memoir of Hope

One quiet Saturday night, while Marjorie Antus and her husband were asleep, their daughter Mary overdosed on her antidepressant medication. Despite the hospital staff's struggle to save the young woman, Mary's life was over.

Mary's suicide left Marjorie wrestling with overwhelming emotions—moments of deep love and compassion for her daughter intermingled with intense anger that she had chosen to take her life. Stirring up Marjorie's inner turmoil even further were her religious beliefs. How could she possibly find God in the tragedy of Mary's death? But if she couldn’t, what would it mean for Marjorie's faith in God?

My Daughter, Her Suicide, and God charts one mother's course as she reconciles herself to the tragedy and welcomes her daughter and God back into her heart. Told with uncommon candor, Marjorie’s moving, somber reflection on suicide and its emotional impact on families and faith is ultimately a story about love.