Hystera (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781611880908)

Set in the turbulent 1970s when Patty Hearst became Tanya the Revolutionary, HYSTERA is a timeless story of madness, yearning, and identity. After a fatal accident takes her father away, Lillian Weill blames herself for the family tragedy. Tripping through failed love affairs with men and doomed friendships, all Lilly wants is to be sheltered from reality. She retreats from the outside world into a world of delusion and the private terrors of a New York City Psychiatric Hospital.How do we know who we really are? How do we find our true selves under the heavy burden of family and our pasts? In an unpredictable portrait of mental illness, HYSTERA penetrates to the pulsing heart of the questions.WINNER: GLOBAL E-BOOK AWARDS, USA BOOK AWARDS IN FICTIONFINALIST: INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS, INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Author: Leora Skolkin-Smith
ISBN-10: 1611880904
ISBN-13: 9781611880908
Publisher: Story Plant
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2013
Pages: 194
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d