Reviews

"This novel is riveting from the first sentence. The heroine's odyssey through the psychiatric system is described with humour, colour and finesse. This compelling story-telling illuminates a world usually left in denial and fear by the larger community. Southon offers a way into that world that enlarges our insight, understanding and compassion as it also delights us with its deftness of touch. Like Janet Frame's "Faces in the Water," this work can provoke dialogue and reform in New Zealand's mental health system, starting with ourselves." (Madeleine Heron MPhil (Hons), BSc, BA)