You craved the clinical precision Mary Trump brought to her family autopsy—the way she wielded her psychology credentials like a scalpel against denial and narcissism. Hidden Valley Road delivers that same expert dissection, but turns its lens on a different American dynasty: the Galvins, a sprawling Colorado family where six of twelve children developed schizophrenia. Robert Kolker combines investigative rigor with intimate access, offering the insider revelations and evidence-based analysis that made Too Much and Never Enough so satisfying.
Here's the moral complexity you loved: a family's private hell exposed for the greater good of understanding mental illness. Kolker refuses sensationalism, instead crafting a narrative that validates your hunger for psychological truth wrapped in authentic, human storytelling.
This is the smart schadenfreude of dysfunction laid bare—no diplomacy, just precision.
"I've never read anything like this...With great compassion, Kolker tells the story of this beleaguered family...One can't help but feel for them all, this insidious mental illness causing havoc, sadness and tragedy for all." — Diane S ☔, Goodreads
"THIS IS A MIND BLOWING STORY!!!! FASCINATING - UNBELIEVABLE- RIVETING- INFORMATIVE- HEARTBREAKING! ...the resilience of this family was as extraordinary as the horrors. Incredible - extraordinary - thought-provoking - phenomenally researched - addictive page turning - educational - personal story..." — Elyse Walters, Goodreads
"The courage of the Galvin family...laying bare the story of how the illness affected the family and the bonds of family. The tenacity of researcher Lynn DeLisi is remarkable...This isn't an easy read but I found it to be very rewarding and enlightening." — Robin Hobb, Goodreads
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