Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family Summary
Robert Kolker

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family Overview

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker is the story of the Galvin family. Don and Mimi Galvin had 12 children, born between 1945 and 1965, six of whom developed schizophrenia. Hidden Valley Road follows the family's narrative, charting their successes and struggles as they deal with schizophrenia, mental health care, abuse, and death. It also delves into the medical and genetic research that has been done on schizophrenia over the past several decades, in which the Galvins took part. Hidden Valley Road explores themes of family, mental illness, mental health care, survival, and healing.