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More Than It Hurts You

A Novel

A Novel

By Darin Strauss

By Darin Strauss

By Darin Strauss

By Darin Strauss

By Darin Strauss
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By Darin Strauss
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Jun 30, 2009 | ISBN 9780452295520

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Jun 19, 2008 | ISBN 9781440633560

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Jun 19, 2008 | 901 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About More Than It Hurts You

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    Josh Goldin’s happy yet unexamined existence is shattered one morning when his wife, Dori, rushes their eight-month- old son to the emergency room in severe distress. Dr. Darlene Stokes, an African-American physician and single mother, suspects Munchausen by proxy, a rarely diagnosed and controversial phenomenon where a mother intentionally harms her baby. As each of them is forced to confront a reality that has become a nightmare, Darlene, Dori, and Josh are pushed to their breaking points.

    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 think you know best end up surprising you the most.

    About More Than It Hurts You

    Read Darin Strauss’s posts on the Penguin Blog

    Josh Goldin’s happy yet unexamined existence is shattered one morning when his wife, Dori, rushes their eight-month- old son to the emergency room in severe distress. Dr. Darlene Stokes, an African-American physician and single mother, suspects Munchausen by proxy, a rarely diagnosed and controversial phenomenon where a mother intentionally harms her baby. As each of them is forced to confront a reality that has become a nightmare, Darlene, Dori, and Josh are pushed to their breaking points.

    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 think you know best end up surprising you the most.

    About More Than It Hurts You

    Read Darin Strauss’s posts on the Penguin Blog

    Josh Goldin’s happy yet unexamined existence is shattered one morning when his wife, Dori, rushes their eight-month- old son to the emergency room in severe distress. Dr. Darlene Stokes, an African-American physician and single mother, suspects Munchausen by proxy, a rarely diagnosed and controversial phenomenon where a mother intentionally harms her baby. As each of them is forced to confront a reality that has become a nightmare, Darlene, Dori, and Josh are pushed to their breaking points.

    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 think you know best end up surprising you the most.

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    About Darin Strauss

    Darin Strauss is the bestselling author of several books. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction writing and numerous other awards, Strauss has seen his work translated into fourteen languages and published in more than twenty countries. He is a… More about Darin Strauss

    About Darin Strauss

    Darin Strauss is the bestselling author of several books. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction writing and numerous other awards, Strauss has seen his work translated into fourteen languages and published in more than twenty countries. He is a… More about Darin Strauss

    About Darin Strauss

    Darin Strauss is the bestselling author of several books. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction writing and numerous other awards, Strauss has seen his work translated into fourteen languages and published in more than twenty countries. He is a… More about Darin Strauss

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Plume
    Jun 30, 2009 | 416 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780452295520

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Plume
    Jun 19, 2008 | 416 Pages | ISBN 9781440633560

    Category: Literary Fiction | Teen & Young Adult | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $25.00
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Jun 19, 2008 | 901 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9781429537759

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    “[A] brilliant, sharp, suspenseful novel.”
    -Elizabeth Gilbert

    “Wrenching and flawlessly involving.”
    –New York Daily News

    “Chilling, insightful and bold.”
    –Chicago Tribune

    “Riveting.”
    –Publishers Weekly

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