We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Free Audiobook Download by Karen Joy Fowler
The novel is about a family that has to go back in time to get their daughter back from a mental hospital. It's both a love letter to the science of genetics and an examination of how such science can be used in such a way that it creates fear and anxiety.
Karen Joy Fowler's new novel "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves" is a riveting, beautiful story of family, genetics and the power of choice.
KJF's story is one of the most unique I have ever read. It is a fantastic novel and one that will really stay with you long after you finish it.
This is a coming-of-age story that follows Pygmalion, who has to cope with the sudden change of his mother's personality following a car accident. He discovers a way to understand her and also helps her come to terms with her new self as he struggles with his own identity.
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves is a book about the complex, rather disturbing relationship between two sisters - one who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and the other who is an overachiever. It's also a story about science, biology, and genetics.
'We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves' is a captivating story about two families, one who has an unusual history and one with an even more unfortunate present. The year is 1961, and it's been a few months since Beatrice left her family to join the circus. Her parents have not heard from her in a month and are starting to worry. It isn't until they meet a man named Rosemary who gives them some information that they learn that their daughter is following in her father's footsteps because she's pregnant. They also hear that Beatrice has been arrested for vagrancy and should be released soon if they want to find her.
Published Date | 2013-05-30 |
Duration | 8 hours 57 minutes |
Author | Karen Joy Fowler |
Narrated | Orlagh Cassidy |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Fiction & Literature |
Parent Category | Family Life, Coming of Age, Literary Fiction |