Simonson, Peter

Peter Simonson is the pen name of the author of "The Book of Elijah A. Stone as told by Peter Simonson." Like the protagonist of his book, the author once suffered from mental illness. His illness vexed him throughout his formative years, becoming more prominent and evidenced throughout his teen years and into young adulthood and throughout the later years of his life. He had been hospitalized for his mental illnesses throughout his late teens and throughout the early and mid life years of his adulthood. Various doctors tried to help the author throughout his bouts with his mental illness with...