Author Event: Michelle Tobin at A Novel Concept
Schedule
Thu Oct 10 2024 at 06:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
222 S. Washington Sq., Lansing, MI, United States, Michigan 48933 | Lansing, MI
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You may remember her as Mickey D’Haene, but now Michelle Tobin is coming home to Lansing to celebrate the release of her debut novel Home for the Bewildered! Join us at A Novel Concept on Thursday, October 10th, at 6:30 p.m. for a special discussion, Q&A session, and book signing. Set in 1970s Lansing, Home for the Bewildered tackles the shifting views on complex, emotionally charged, and socially relevant experiences, bringing the reader a multi-layered exposé of the human condition.
Inside the book:
In 1974, as asylums are shuttered due to changing public attitudes about caring for the mentally ill, Dr. Dorothy Morrissey becomes the first female psychologist at St. Lawrence Asylum in Lansing, Michigan.
Dorothy’s patients mirror her emotional issues as they draw her into their often chaotic lives. Thomas Perfect’s impulsiveness and attention-seeking behavior—both symptoms of his Bipolar Disorder—often prove dangerous as a gay man in 1970s Lansing, Michigan. His flair for drama makes Dorothy laugh as much as his trauma makes her want to cry. Dorothy wrestles with an inexplicable aversion to George, who had been remanded to St. Lawrence after pleading Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. Ruth’s postpartum psychiatric break threatens to draw Dorothy in with her, and Marcella, labeled as borderline, frustrates Dorothy's efforts to keep her from self-harm.
As good as Dorothy is at holding and interpreting her patients’ past traumas, she resists looking at her own, causing a strain on her relationship with her boyfriend Kenneth. Dorothy has no problem saving her patients . . . but can she save herself?
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Where is it happening?
222 S. Washington Sq., Lansing, MI, United States, Michigan 48933Event Location & Nearby Stays:
