Hidden Valley Road

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family is a 2020 non-fiction book by Robert Kolker. It is an account of the Galvin family of Colorado Springs, Colorado, a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia. The family became subjects of researchers investigating a genetic origin for schizophrenia.[3][4][5]

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
Cover of first edition
AuthorRobert Kolker
Audio read bySean Pratt[1]
Cover artistAir Force photo, 1961[2]
John Fontana (design)[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Subjects
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
April 7, 2020
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback), e-book, audiobook
Pages400
ISBN978-0-385-54376-7 (hardcover)
OCLC1148170726
616.89/80092
LC ClassRC514 .K648 2020
Websitehidden-valley-road.com

The book was selected for the revival of Oprah's Book Club.[6][7][8][9] It debuted at number one on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list.[10]

Reception

The book has received critical acclaim.[11] Kirkus Reviews praised the book's "astounding depth and empathy" and Kolker's account of schizophrenia's history and the complicated atmosphere and relationships between members of the Galvin family.[12]

Publishers Weekly called the book a "haunting and memorable" account of multi-generational mental illness and praised Kolker's "taut and often heartbreaking narrative."[13]

gollark: You can just study history, though.
gollark: Why?
gollark: I should try finetuning GPT models on religious texts some time!
gollark: If so, I will worship it as my god.
gollark: Can it independently orient each eye and integrate the images? Do some of the eyes see different light spectra?

References
  1. "Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker". Penguin Random House Audio. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. "Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. Miller, Laura (April 8, 2020). "Six Brothers With Schizophrenia Fascinated Researchers. A New Book Explores the Family's Trauma". Slate. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. Garcia-Navarro, Lulu (April 5, 2020). "In 'Hidden Valley Road,' A Family's Journey Helps Shift The Science Of Mental Illness". Weekend Edition Sunday. NPR. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  5. Italie, Hillel (April 7, 2020). "Winfrey chooses "Hidden Valley Road" for book club". Associated Press. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. Rankin, Seija (April 7, 2020). "Author Robert Kolker takes us inside Hidden Valley Road, Oprah's latest book club pick". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  7. Tuttle, Kate (April 7, 2020). "Schizophrenia devastated a family: Robert Kolker did their story justice". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  8. Williams, Janice (April 7, 2020). "Oprah's Book Club Names Robert Kolker's 'Hidden Valley Road' the New Pick For April". Newsweek. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  9. "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction - Best Sellers". The New York Times Book Review. The New York Times. April 26, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  10. https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/hidden-valley-road-inside-the-mind-of-an-american-family/
  11. "Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker". Kirkus Reviews. December 15, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  12. "Nonfiction Book Review: Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker". Publishers Weekly. February 4, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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