BornduringWWII,DeborahKasdan’ssisterRachelspentatransformativeyearinIsrael-afterwhichshewasdiagnosedwithschizophreniaandsenttothefirstofmanypsychiatrichospitals.Itwasthereshelanguisheduntilamentalhealthworkergaveherachanceatfreedom.AsearinglookattheimpactofseverementalillnessonaJewishfamilyinmid-centuryAmerica,thismemoirwillresonatewithanyonewhohasstruggledtohelpalovedoneincrisis.