Miller Memorial Library To Host Zoom Book Discussion

Hamden CT

02 August, 2021

11:50 AM

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Press release from Miller Memorial Library: Aug. 2, 2021 Please join us on Zoom to discuss the book "Hidden Valley Road" by Robert Kolker on Monday, August 30, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. Sam Dolnick in his April 3, 2020 review of the book in the New York Times states: " 'Hidden Valley Road' tells the terrifying story of a family swallowed whole by schizophrenia, a disease that no one understood, not doctors or researchers, and certainly not the Galvins." He continues: "Six sons with schizophrenia — the curse of the Galvin family is the stuff of Greek tragedy. Kolker tells their story with great compassion, burrowing inside the particular delusions and hospitalizations of each brother while chronicling the family's increasingly desperate search for help. But "Hidden Valley Road" is more than a narrative of despair, and some of the most compelling chapters come from its other half, as a medical mystery. What clues, if any, might the Galvins' misery hold for doctors and scientists trying to understand the roots of this unfathomable disease?" Please sign up in advance for this meeting. If you have questions about Zoom check our website for information. Copies are available at the Miller Library. If you do not have a library card, and you are a Town of Hamden resident, you can obtain one at the Miller Library or the branches. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Questions? Please contact us by either emailing us at [email protected], or call us at 203-287-2680. This press release was produced by Miller Memorial Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.