Silence You and the Other Cave Paintings

Haunted by voices emanating from everyday objects and watching as familiar faces melt into unknown strangers, Oliver, the story's protagonist, tries to exist in a world that no longer makes sense to him.Silence You and the Other Cave Paintings follows a family coping with crisis. Oliver, the eldest son, is suffering from schizophrenia. As he goes through treatment, his parents and siblings deal with the repercussions. In particular, Oliver's mother, Elizabeth, must come to terms with her own mental illness, and the role it may have played in Oliver's illness. In telling this story, authors' Jessie Close and Calen T. Pick hope to help families who are contending with these complex and often misunderstood diagnoses. Though Silence You and the Other Cave Paintings is based on a true story, key details have been fictionalized for the sake of privacy.