Hidden Valley Road

Assuming you know the premise of this brilliant work of non-fiction, let me just say it is riveting, chilling, absorbing, sad and, for me, not uplifting. It is a major work on the subject of mental health in the US, specifically, schizophrenia. One astonishing thing is that even though there are dedicated scientists and docs working with drug companies to find a cure, there are PR people in the same company who get to overrule them in terms of another lesser drug that is quicker to get mainstreamed and make money. I applaud the Galvin family for their openess AND the author, Robert Kolker, for the time and effort and investigation that he gave to this worthy topic.

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Read this for review on Shiny New Books (coming soon). I was riveted by this account of one family's struggle with schizophrenia, interspersed with information about the history of how the condition has been understood and treated. Some individuals, particularly the father, remained quite shadowy, but I thought the author overall did a fine job of presenting the information he gathered as a fluent narrative, allowing the reader a way into this complex drama. There is so much to learn and the willingness of at least some of the Galvins to share their story can help us to inch forward in understanding and hopefully treating this mysterious disease.

Muito bom, principalmente porque dá pra ver que o autor não tirou as informações do nada. O livro foi feito através de entrevistas com a família, pessoas que conhecem a família e também com profissionais da área da saúde. No final tem todas as referências, o que mostra ainda mais a preocupação do autor em sua pesquisa para escrever. 
Me deu muita base para saber mais sobre a doença e indicações de outros trabalhos se eu quiser me aprofundar ainda mais no assunto.
Em relação a família, é um livro muito bem escrito e que faz o leitor se envolver com a história familiar e as relações deles.
Adorei mesmo.