Finding Alice

Young Woman's Journey Through Schizophrenia

Melody Carlson

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Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)
15 July 2009

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Sliding into the Rabbit Hole... Would She Ever Return?

On the surface, Alice Laxton seems no different from any other college girl- bright, inquisitive, excited about the life ahead of her. But for years, a genetic time bomb has been ticking away. Because of Alice's near-genius intelligence, teachers and counselors have always made excuses for her ""little idiosyncrasies."" But during a stress-filled senior year at college, a new world of voices, visions, and unexplainable ""knowledge"" causes Alice to begin to lose her grip on reality.

As Alice's schizophrenia progresses, she experiences a disturbing religious ""awakening,"" believing that God and angels and demons are speaking to her. When others attempt to intervene, Alice is subjected to a wide range of ""treatments"" even more frightening and painful than her illness.

Powerfully raw and brutally honest, Finding Alice is a story of individual suffering and hope, a family's shared ordeal, and a search for true mental and spiritual healing.

By: Melody Carlson
Imprint: Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 445g
ISBN: 9781578567737
ISBN 10: 1578567734
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 15 July 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Melody Carlson has published over ninety books for children, teens, and adults, many of which have appeared on bestseller lists and won writing awards. She and her husband have two grown sons and live in Central Oregon.