Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker
The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease.
Fascinating * Daily Mail *
An exceptional and moving dissection of what this means for those forced to live with the depredations of madness * the Spectator *
Grippingly told and brilliantly reported * Mail on Sunday *
A startlingly intimate account of a family ruptured from within by forces they could not control * The Sunday Times *
Kolker is a fine writer and a first-class investigative journalist.. this unforgettable book will surely increase people's understanding of a terrifying disorder * The Times *
Groundbreaking... Kolker uses his prodigious journalistic skills to balance his darkly riveting tale of the family's implosion against shifting attitudes to the treatment of this devastating condition * Evening Standard *
A feat of narrative journalism but also a study in empathy * New York Times *
Storytelling at its most immersive * Sunday Times *
An exceptional and moving dissection of what this means for those forced to live with the depredations of madness * the Spectator *
Grippingly told and brilliantly reported * Mail on Sunday *
A startlingly intimate account of a family ruptured from within by forces they could not control * The Sunday Times *
Kolker is a fine writer and a first-class investigative journalist.. this unforgettable book will surely increase people's understanding of a terrifying disorder * The Times *
Groundbreaking... Kolker uses his prodigious journalistic skills to balance his darkly riveting tale of the family's implosion against shifting attitudes to the treatment of this devastating condition * Evening Standard *
A feat of narrative journalism but also a study in empathy * New York Times *
Storytelling at its most immersive * Sunday Times *
ROBERT KOLKER is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road, which was an Oprah's book club pick and was named a top book of literary journalism in the 21st century by GQ and a top nonfiction book of the century by Kirkus Reviews. Kolker is also the author of bestselling book Lost Girls, named one of the New York Times's 100 Notable Books and one of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Books of 2013. He is a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine. He is a National Magazine Award finalist and a recipient of the 2011 Harry Frank Guggenheim Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781787473829 |
| ISBN 10 | 1787473821 |
| Title | Hidden Valley Road |
| Author | Robert Kolker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2021-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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