Finding Alice: Young Woman's Journey Through Schizophrenia

Author: Nelson, Marilyn Carlson,Carlson, Melody
Publisher: Waterbrook
Category: Contemporary Fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction
Book Format: Paperback

Sliding into the Rabbit Hole... Would She Ever Return?



On the surface, Alice Laxton seems no different from any other college girl: bright, inquisitive, excited about the life ahead of her. But for years, a genetic time bomb has been ticking away. Because of Alice's near-genius intelligence, teachers and counselors have always made excuses for her little idiosyncrasies.” But during a stress-filled senior year at college, a new world of voices, visions, and unexplainable knowledge” causes Alice to begin to lose her grip on reality.



As Alice's schizophrenia progresses, she experiences a disturbing religious awakening,” believing that God and angels and demons are speaking to her. When others attempt to intervene, Alice is subjected to a wide range of treatments” even more frightening and painful than her illness.



Powerfully raw and brutally honest, Finding Alice is a story of individual suffering and hope, a family's shared ordeal, and a search for true mental and spiritual healing.

Melody Carlson has published over ninety books for children, teens, and adults, many of which have appeared on bestseller lists and won writing awards. She and her husband have two grown sons and live in Central Oregon.

About Melody Carlson

Melody Carlson has published over ninety books for children, teens, and adults, many of which have appeared on bestseller lists and won writing awards. She and her husband have two grown sons and live in Central Oregon.