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Description for Pharmakon
Paperback. From the author of Fierce People comes a blistering, haunting, aching novel about what you do when the unthinkable happens - and when the memory of it refuses to be left behind Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
'I was born because a man came to kill my father.' It is 1950s America and madness is in the air. In a world where the 'cures' for craziness include coma therapy, cyanide treatment, sulphur injections and full-frontal lobotomies, Dr. William T. Friedrich's ambitions are more modest. He just wants to find a way to prescribe happiness. Friedrich, a young, ambitious professor of psychology at Yale has stumbled upon a drug that promises to make him famous. Derived from an exotic plant, 'The Way Home' seems to possess the secret ingredient of happiness. But Friedrich and his colleague Bunny ... Read more
'I was born because a man came to kill my father.' It is 1950s America and madness is in the air. In a world where the 'cures' for craziness include coma therapy, cyanide treatment, sulphur injections and full-frontal lobotomies, Dr. William T. Friedrich's ambitions are more modest. He just wants to find a way to prescribe happiness. Friedrich, a young, ambitious professor of psychology at Yale has stumbled upon a drug that promises to make him famous. Derived from an exotic plant, 'The Way Home' seems to possess the secret ingredient of happiness. But Friedrich and his colleague Bunny ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408800744
SKU
KCW0001591
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Ref
99-2
About Dirk Wittenborn
Dirk Wittenborn is a screenwriter who lives in New York City.
Reviews for Pharmakon
'An ambitious and memorable novel' Jay McInerney 'A fascinating portrait of a family living on the edge The saga of the Friedrichs will stay with you long after the book has been read' Richard Price 'An old-fashioned novel about a modern subject don't be surprised if you find yourself moved to tears' Bret Easton ... Read more