…fascinating and upsetting…The curse of the Galvin family is the stuff of Greek tragedy. Kolker tells their story with great compassion, burrowing inside the particular delusions and hospitalizations of each brother while chronicling the family's increasingly desperate search for help. But Hidden Valley Road is more than a narrative of despair, and some of the most compelling chapters come from its other half, as a medical mystery…A gifted storyteller, Kolker brings each family member to life…But he's also able to widen the aperture, describing how mental illness reshapes the lives of everyone within sight.