We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

by Karen Joy Fowler

First published 2013

Rosemary's childhood was anything but ordinary. Raised alongside a chimpanzee sister, she navigated the complexities of family, identity, and loss. When a tragic event shatters their world, Rosemary is left to grapple with the aftermath, her silence a shield against the pain. Through a captivating narrative that shifts between past and present, we witness Rosemary's journey to uncover the truth and confront the consequences of her family's choices. At its heart, this is a story of love, betrayal, and the power of the bonds that both unite and divide us.

Genres: fiction, family, literary-fiction, 21st-century

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator

323 pages · Hardcover · Serpent's Tail

Content warnings: mental-illness

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