Born during WWII, Deborah Kasdan's sister Rachel spent a transformative year in Israel-after which she was diagnosed with schizophrenia and sent to the first of many psychiatric hospitals. It was there she languished until a mental health worker gave her a chance at freedom. A searing look at the impact of severe mental illness on a Jewish family in mid-century America, this memoir will resonate with anyone who has struggled to help a loved one in crisis.