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12 ratings4 reviews. Home Before Dark is the story of a young woman (Charlotte Bronn) suffering from bi-polar disorder who has been confined to a mental hospital. She leaves the Maraneck State Hospital after a year to resume her life at home with her emotionally repressed professor husband.
Apr 26, 2010 · In broad strokes, Home Before Dark can be seen that way, but the novel's real value is how the author traces the origin of the young protagonist's difficulties to a bereft childhood of neglect, told in flashback.
Eileen Bassing’s first novel, Home Before Dark (New York: Random House, 1957), was originally written in California and then rewritten in Ajijic. It was later made into a Warner Brothers movie (1958) based on a screenplay written by Eileen and her husband, and directed by Mervyn Le Roy.
Where’s Annie? (Random House, 1963) is a novel entirely set in Ajijic, and based, at least in part, on characters and events witnessed by author Eileen Bassing during her residence in Ajijic, with two sons and husband Bob, from 1950 to 1954.
Home Before Dark. Author. Eileen Bassing. Publisher. Random House, 1957. Original from. the University of Michigan. Digitized. Sep 6, 2006.
Nov 3, 2018 · Co-written by Eileen and Robert Bassing, based on the novel by Eileen Bassing, the script probes deep into the personality of one woman who embarks on a journey of self-discovery, after years of being dependent on the opinions of other.
Eileen Bassing was born on 6 March 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was a writer, known for Home Before Dark (1958). She died on 15 February 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
