Charisma (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781624670923)

In the aftermath of a violent incident and near death experience, Sarah Lange is plagued by heavenly voices and dogged by a desire to return "home." Frightened by her desire to terminate her existence on earth, she checks into a trauma center in Malibu, California and meets Dr. David Sutton, an intellectual, a scientist, a reductionist and someone who believes in nothing beyond his immediate experience. David's world is as divorced from mystery and magic as Sarah's is alive and animated by it. Their sessions open up a dialogue about the separation of worlds--one easily defined and explained and one unknowable and waiting on the other side of human experience. Even as his faith in his profession fades, David struggles to bring his disturbed patient back to the real world. In a desperate effort to define herself, Sarah "escapes" and David must decide how far he is willing to go to save a patient and ultimately himself.

Author: Barbara Hall
ISBN-10: 162467092X
ISBN-13: 9781624670923
Publisher: Open Road Media
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2013
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.09w x 0.55d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/15/2013 pg. 27