The Thundering - Couverture souple

Davidson, Megan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1943063095 ISBN 13 : 9781943063093

Editeur : Champlain Avenue Books, Incorporated, 2015

Synopsis

WHAT IS “NORMAL”? That question consumes psychologist Cathy Morgen when she takes on the case of a devastated teenager named Joseph. In the spring of 1961, Cathy receives a distressing call from the director of Summerhaven Mental Hospital in Portland, Oregon: They need her expertise. Over her husband’s angry protests, Cathy drives to the asylum, where she observes a bizarre sight: a kicking, neighing boy behaving exactly like a panicked mustang. What horrors, Cathy asks herself, have caused Joseph to give up being human? Thus begins Cathy’s heart-wrenching quest to unravel the mystery of the talented, traumatized “horse-boy”–and in doing so redeem herself for failing to save a similar young patient. Many people are working against her, including an arrogant chief psychiatrist, a doctor who favors a host of barbaric “therapies,” and her own spouse. Near escapes, brilliant insights, shocking confessions, and unthinkable betrayal will all play a role in helping Cathy discover the true meaning of “normal”…and the key to healing Joseph’s broken psyche. The Thundering is a haunting and uplifting tale of brutality and compassion during the darkest times of America’s mental healthcare crisis.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Megan Davidson is the author of three historical romances: The Road to the Isle, The Song Within, and Once a Rogue. She also co-authored two books on fiction-writing fundamentals with writer Cynthia Sterling. A long-time editor for a small publishing house in Pittsburgh, PA, Megan currently lives in Syracuse, NY, where she teaches fiction and nonfiction writing at the Downtown Writers Center.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Champlain Avenue Books, Incorporated
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1943063095
• ISBN 13: 9781943063093
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 292
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg