Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Nearer Than the Sky/ T. Greenwood

Indie Brown is a woman haunted by a childhood she'd rather forget. As an adult, Indie has moved far away from her parents and created a new life with her longtime companion, Peter, a sensitive and steadfast partner. Together they have forged a simple and happy life in the backwoods of Maine. But one autumn evening, a late-night phone call from her younger sister sends Indie reeling back into the chaos of her troubled family, and she reluctantly returns home." "It is back in the mountains of Arizona that events from her past are suddenly and painfully illuminated. From her mother's disturbing relationship with her younger sister to the death of her brother, Indie is assaulted by the nightmares of her childhood. And after a sudden and unpredictable turn of events, she is ultimately forced to reevaluate her relationships with her mother, her sister, and with Peter." "Munchausen syndrome by proxy, the elusive and horrific mental disorder that causes afflicted mothers to make their own children ill, comes to life in this tragic yet beautiful story.

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