A Family Madness

by Thomas Keneally

First published 1986

When a family's calm facade crumbles, a desperate search for truth and sanity begins. As the Lacey clan grapples with a disturbing legacy, their lives become inextricably entangled with the harrowing consequences of mental illness. In this gripping tale, the boundaries between love, loyalty, and madness blur, leaving no one unscathed.

Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, 20th-century, mental-illness, psychological-thriller, family-drama

Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: family-drama, unreliable-narrator

Period: 20th-century

336 pages · Hardcover · Lester Orpen Dennys

Content warnings: mental-illness

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