u003cbu003e"u003ciu003eHidden Valley Roadu003c/iu003e contains everything: scientific intrigue, meticulous reporting, startling revelations, and, most of all, a profound sense of humanity. It is that rare book that can be read again and again."u003c/bu003e-David Grann, author of u003ciu003eKillers of the Flower Moonu003c/iu003eu003cbu003eOne of theu003c/bu003e u003ciu003eu003cbu003eNew York Timesu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbu003e' "20 most anticipated books of 2020": the heartrending story of a mid-century American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease.u003c/bu003eu003cbu003e"An extraordinary case study and tour de force of reporting."u003c/bu003e-Sylvia Nasar, author of u003ciu003eA Beautiful Mindu003c/iu003eDon and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the Air Force brought them to Colorado, where their twelve children perfectly spanned the baby boom: the oldest born in 1945, the youngest in 1965. In those years, there was an established script for a family like the Galvins - aspiration, hard work, upward mobility, domestic harmony - and they worked hard to play their parts. But behind the scenes was a different story: psychological breakdown, sudden shocking violence, hidden abuse. By the mid-1970s, six of the ten Galvin boys, one after the other, were diagnosed as schizophrenic. How could all this happen to one family?What took place inside the house on Hidden Valley Road was so extraordinary that the Galvins became one of the first families to be studied by the National Institutes of Mental Health. Their story offers a shadow history of the science of schizophrenia, from the era of institutionalization, lobotomy, and the schizophrenogenic mother, to the search for genetic markers for the disease, always amidst profound disagreements about the nature of the illness itself. And unbeknownst to the Galvins, samples of their DNA informed decades of genetic research that continues today, offering paths to treatment, prediction, and even eradication of the disease for future generations.With clarity and compassion, bestselling and award-winning author Robert Kolker uncovers one family's unforgettable legacy of suffering, love and hope.u003cbu003e"This book tore my heart out. It is a revelation-about the history of mental health treatment, about trauma, foremost about family-and a more-than-worthy follow-up to Robert Kolker's brilliant u003ciu003eLost Girlsu003c/iu003e."u003c/bu003e -Megan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of u003ciu003eDare Meu003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eGive Me Your Handu003c/iu003e
