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4130616Hysterahttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/hystera-9781943486076/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2583548/18c2cf53-2650-40d2-b5fe-d7a0dcc0ba32.jpg?v=638384172735630000164164MXNFiction Studio BooksInStock/Ebooks/<p>Poetic, strange and evocative A poignant prose-poem Publishers Weekly</p><p>HYSTERA is a haunting, mesmerizing story of madness, longing and identity, set against one of the most fascinating times in NYC history. Skolkin-Smiths alchemy is to inhabit her characters even as she crafts a riveting story that is nothing short of brilliant. Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of PICTURES OF YOU and IS IT TOMORROW</p><p>In language with the wild power of accuracy, Hystera maps a path through the landscape of trauma and illness, the feverish news of the seventies, and a characters own indelibly vivid imagery of alarm and comfort. An eye-opening novel. Joan Silber, author of IDEAS OF HEAVEN: A RING OF STORIES, finalist for the National Book Award</p><p>Leora Skolkin-Smiths new novel, Hystera, provides a very vivid sense of being in the head of someone having a psychotic breakdown, and is a powerfully useful reference book for dealing with the mental-health system. It also pungently evokes the gritty New York of the 70s. Robert Whitcomb, The Providence Journal</p><p>Set in the turbulent 1970s when Patty Hearst became Tanya the Revolutionary, HYSTERA is a timeless story of madness, yearning, and identity. After a fatal accident takes her father away, Lillian Weill blames herself for the family tragedy. Tripping through failed love affairs with men and doomed friendships, all Lilly wants is to be sheltered from reality. She retreats from the outside world into a world of delusion and the private terrors of a New York City Psychiatric Hospital.</p><p>How do we know who we really are? How do we find our true selves under the heavy burden of family and our pasts? In an unpredictable portrait of mental illness, HYSTERA penetrates to the pulsing heart of the questions.</p><p>WINNER: GLOBAL E-BOOK AWARDS, USA BOOK AWARDS IN FICTION<br />FINALIST: INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS, INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS</p>...4066803Hystera164164https://www.gandhi.com.mx/hystera-9781943486076/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2583548/18c2cf53-2650-40d2-b5fe-d7a0dcc0ba32.jpg?v=638384172735630000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20139781943486076_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9781943486076_<p>Poetic, strange and evocative A poignant prose-poem Publishers Weekly</p><p>HYSTERA is a haunting, mesmerizing story of madness, longing and identity, set against one of the most fascinating times in NYC history. Skolkin-Smiths alchemy is to inhabit her characters even as she crafts a riveting story that is nothing short of brilliant. Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of PICTURES OF YOU and IS IT TOMORROW</p><p>In language with the wild power of accuracy, Hystera maps a path through the landscape of trauma and illness, the feverish news of the seventies, and a characters own indelibly vivid imagery of alarm and comfort. An eye-opening novel. Joan Silber, author of IDEAS OF HEAVEN: A RING OF STORIES, finalist for the National Book Award</p><p>Leora Skolkin-Smiths new novel, Hystera, provides a very vivid sense of being in the head of someone having a psychotic breakdown, and is a powerfully useful reference book for dealing with the mental-health system. It also pungently evokes the gritty New York of the 70s. Robert Whitcomb, The Providence Journal</p><p>Set in the turbulent 1970s when Patty Hearst became Tanya the Revolutionary, HYSTERA is a timeless story of madness, yearning, and identity. After a fatal accident takes her father away, Lillian Weill blames herself for the family tragedy. Tripping through failed love affairs with men and doomed friendships, all Lilly wants is to be sheltered from reality. She retreats from the outside world into a world of delusion and the private terrors of a New York City Psychiatric Hospital.</p><p>How do we know who we really are? How do we find our true selves under the heavy burden of family and our pasts? In an unpredictable portrait of mental illness, HYSTERA penetrates to the pulsing heart of the questions.</p><p>WINNER: GLOBAL E-BOOK AWARDS, USA BOOK AWARDS IN FICTION<br />FINALIST: INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS, INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS</p>(*_*)9781943486076_<p>Poetic, strange and evocative A poignant prose-poem Publishers Weekly</p><p>HYSTERA is a haunting, mesmerizing story of madness, longing and identity, set against one of the most fascinating times in NYC history. Skolkin-Smiths alchemy is to inhabit her characters even as she crafts a riveting story that is nothing short of brilliant. Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of PICTURES OF YOU and IS IT TOMORROW</p><p>In language with the wild power of accuracy, Hystera maps a path through the landscape of trauma and illness, the feverish news of the seventies, and a characters own indelibly vivid imagery of alarm and comfort. An eye-opening novel. Joan Silber, author of IDEAS OF HEAVEN: A RING OF STORIES, finalist for the National Book Award</p><p>Leora Skolkin-Smiths new novel, Hystera, provides a very vivid sense of being in the head of someone having a psychotic breakdown, and is a powerfully useful reference book for dealing with the mental-health system. It also pungently evokes the gritty New York of the 70s. Robert Whitcomb, The Providence Journal</p><p>Set in the turbulent 1970s when Patty Hearst became Tanya the Revolutionary, HYSTERA is a timeless story of madness, yearning, and identity. After a fatal accident takes her father away, Lillian Weill blames herself for the family tragedy. Tripping through failed love affairs with men and doomed friendships, all Lilly wants is to be sheltered from reality. She retreats from the outside world into a world of delusion and the private terrors of a New York City Psychiatric Hospital.</p><p>How do we know who we really are? How do we find our true selves under the heavy burden of family and our pasts? In an unpredictable portrait of mental illness, HYSTERA penetrates to the pulsing heart of the questions.</p><p>WINNER: GLOBAL E-BOOK AWARDS, USA BOOK AWARDS IN FICTION<br />FINALIST: INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS, INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS</p>...9781943486076_Fiction Studio Bookslibro_electonico_889a1adc-8582-3169-8cba-84fa3c64a19b_9781943486076;9781943486076_9781943486076Leora Skolkin-SmithInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/f6ae2c52-16d0-4cd1-ab31-e7bcf4056206-epub-f5b61043-d3f7-4411-bbf0-b6cff6bb4b88.epub2013-09-10T00:00:00+00:00Fiction Studio Books