Becoming the Blues : A Family Memoir

Darla Barber, John Barber and Magdalena Barber-Leclerc

Ghostwriter/Collaborator

"Becoming the Blues is as intense as any mystery I ever read! This should be the handbook for every medical student in the world and a gift to all families who are wrestling with depression in someone they love."

Joanne Mazzotta author of Why Whisper? A Memoir

Joshua Adonis Barber is the star of this new classic of American life. Becoming the Blues : A Family Memoir is a true story with contemporary refrains that tug at readers' heartstrings with simple and forthright honesty. In a charming seaside town, a little boy with a flair for adventure and awards took success as his birthright. After all, he had pulled the biggest fish out of the lake at five and skated acclaim in ice hockey soon after. An intense and charismatic youth, Josh brought complete passion to everything he did. When he traded in hockey pucks for guitar picks, another field of dreams opened wide in front of him. His gifts for writing lyrics, meeting blues legends, and performing scorching sets brought him distinction throughout Rhode Island. Then a perfect storm of disappointment, social media, and despair plunged Josh and family into nightmarish cycles of mental health treatments and recoveries. In Becoming the Blues, Josh's parents and sister follow him through both the heartbreaking and heartwarming times to bring hope and healing to others.