false 2707148 4 The acclaimed author of <I>Chang and Eng</I> returns with a literary showstopper - a beautifully realized novel that at its heart is the story of a woman who will risk everything to feel something; a doctor whose diagnosis brings her entire life into question; and a man who suddenly realizes that being a good husband and a good father can no longer comfortably coexist. Josh Goldin was savoring a Friday afternoon break in the coffee room, harmlessly flirting with coworkers while anticipating the weekend at home where his wife, Dori, waited with their eight-month-old son, Zack. And then Josh's secretary rushed in, using words like <I>intensive care, lost consciousness, blood</I>.... That morning, Dori had walked into the emergency room with her son in severe distress. Enter Dr. Darlene Stokes: an African-American physician and single mother whose life is dedicated both to her own son and navigating the tricky maze of modern-day medicine. But something about Dori stirred the doctor's suspicions. Darlene had heard of the sensational diagnosis of Munchausen by Proxy, where a mother intentionally harms her baby, but had never come upon a case of it before. It was rarely diagnosed and extraordinarily controversial. Could it possibly have happened here? As their four lives intersect with dramatic consequences, Darlene, Dori, and Josh are pushed to their breaking points as they confront the nightmare that has become their new reality. Darin Strauss's extraordinary novel is set in a world turned upside down - where doctors try to save babies from their parents, police use the law to tear families apart, and the people you know the best end up surprising you the most. 2202355 book 19 6 2008 More Than It Hurts You total:444|5:35|4:124|3:148|2:97|1:40| 444 1349 888 149 2 8 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 20:04:13 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 14:52:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 5 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed May 07 21:16:50 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 13:50:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 07:21:27 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 07:36:36 -0700 2008 2 1 false false Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 09:42:49 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 07:31:50 -0700 2008
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Josh, Dori, and their son, Zack, appear happy until a visit to casu...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 12:38:46 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 07:22:34 -0700 2009 1 More Than It Hurts You by Darin Strauss is the story of Josh and Dori Goldin, their son Zack, and Dr Darlene Stokes. When Zack Goldin becomes ill, he is taken to the hospital by his mother, and he is treated there by Dr Stokes. Until Zack was born, Dori Goldin worked as a phlebotomist in a hospital,...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:58:30 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:58:30 -0800 2009 Darin Strauss's compelling new novel touches on many themes—too many for some critics. It contemplates the nature of marriage and familial relationships, mental illness, privilege, class, and bigotry, while indicting American culture as a whole. Strauss dispatches his insights and evokes his chara...

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