Discovering Sanity
by Emma Janson
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Pub Date Jul 24 2018 | Archive Date Aug 10 2018
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Description
Jack and Jill Reed never dreamed of running a mental health facility. Far from it. They were nerdy hippies who were better suited to be flower growers. But as life happened and dreams changed, and by way of unforeseen circumstances, they found themselves at the helm of one of the most unique mental health facilities in the country. The Reed’s credo was that patients should be allowed to find their own happiness.
At the Reed’s Northern Lights mental health facility, the patients mingle freely with the staff and each other. Some of the personalities are quiet and contemplative, some inappropriately humorous, and a few seductive and sexual. But all are on a shared path that will lead them, and the staff, on the road toward self-discovery and self-destruction. And, in the end, the only sanity they will discover, is that which lies in the disequilibrium of love.
Featured Reviews
Ellana T, Reviewer
A truly fascinating character study of mental health. The characters and their stories are unique, and so brilliantly crafted.
Northern Lights is a mental health facility but that isn't at the core of the book. The real heart of the story comes from the characters and their relationships with themselves and others at Northern Lights.
Cristie U, Book Trade Professional
This book was extremely well written. The author's writing made the relationships between the characters and those at the facility, Northern Lights, that they opened realistic. I found this to be one of the best novels about mental health that I have read in a long time.
Susan K, Reviewer
This may be the funniest, most bizarre, and insane story of a mental health facility dedicated to treating the very small subset of the population that suffer from a devastating mental illness.
Attached to a vineyard, the fictional Northern Lights mental health facility allows its residents to develop and refine themselves over time. Much as it takes a long time for grapes to become wine, so, too, does it take time to delve into the depths one the human psyche.
I read this book with my jaw dropping ever wider with each page and as each new escapade unfolded. Clearly, not every reader will enjoy Discovering Sanity as much as I did. But for those with a sense that life is quite frequently bizarre and the willingness to leap into an alternate reality - well, they are in for a rare treat.
I received this book from NetGalley and the publisher. I look forward to reading other books by Emma Janson.
Laurie B, Educator
This was unlike anything about mental health that I have ever read. The author did an amazing job with the way they wrote the story and the development of the plot and the characters. What an absolutely unique book that I read in one day and loved. Every page was a new surprise and experience, Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read and write about this book.
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