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Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
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February 1, 2021
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February 28, 2021
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Miriam Kahn
May 19, 2021 rated it really liked it
It's an unbelievable study of a family where half the children (six out of twelve) manifested schizophrenia. The author alternated the study between the family and the psychological and psychoanalytical studies of the disease, the scientific exploration of DNA, of biology, and genetics. There are times when the book dives deeply into the science yet holds the reader's attention.

The author's writing draws readers into the history of the Galvin family, the stress and distress of family members as
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