· From Robert Kolker, the New York Times best-selling author of Lost Girls, the riveting, heartrending true story of an extraordinary family that became science’s great hope in the quest to conquer an elusive disease. Hidden Valley Road Inside the Mind of an American Family. An instant #1 New York Times best-seller and Oprah’s Book Club selection. · The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in 4/5(29). · Delving into the mysterious roots of a misunderstood condition, Kolker (Lost Girls) tells the story of the Galvin family, who lived on Hidden Valley Road, and their role in a scientific discovery. Kolker describes how, after discovering that six of the 12 Galvin children were diagnosed with schizophrenia, medical researchers began collecting their genetic material in hopes of determining the biology of the Brand: Diversified Publishing.
The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Kolker, Robert. Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family. Toronto: Random House Canada, Mimi and Don Galvin married in , just before Don went overseas to serve with the navy. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Author interviews, book reviews and lively book commentary are found here. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. "Hidden Valley Road is a riveting true story of an American family that reads like a medical detective journey and sheds light on a topic so many of us face: mental illness." —Oprah Winfrey "A feat of empathy and narrative journalism." —Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times "Magisterial.
Book Summary. 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. Don and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the Air Force brought them to Colorado, where their twelve children perfectly spanned the baby boom: the oldest born in , the youngest in Kolker tells their story with great compassion, burrowing inside the particular delusions and hospitalizations of each brother while chronicling the family’s increasingly desperate search for help. But Hidden Valley Road is more than a narrative of despair, and some of the most compelling chapters come from its other half, as a medical mystery.”. Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family quantity. Add to cart. SKU: Category.
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