"The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together." -All's Well That Ends Well

Here is a vivid account of the climate of emotions that can--and in this case did--cause severe mental illness. The reader can sense the emotional atmosphere, feel the unspoken communications, and understand the family myths that created--in a talented, wealthy, and well-born family--two highly neurotic children, and one who later became schizophrenic. This unique document emerged from a series of long conversations between the youngest child and Dr. Beulah Parker, a noted...