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Very realistic...,
By Huntress Reviews (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: But Inside I'm Screaming (Paperback)
Isabel Murphy is a hot anchorwoman, until she has a meltdown on live television as the story of Diana Princess of Wales' death breaks. Unable to cope, Isabel even goes to the extent of attempting suicide, but fails.She finds herself in a mental hospital, robbed of all semblance of privacy in a world few can imagine. Dignity and reality are only distant dreams on the road to healing. When drug therapy fails, shock is used. Isabel witnesses true horrors, more awful than anything she ever reported. She has to hit absalute bottom before being able to find her way back to life. ***** This is a starkly real novel, one that can be terrifying, not for the reason something like Stephen King would write would be, but because Isabel could be you, or me, or your neighbor so very easily. The only thing separating her from us is a thin line. This is a powerful book that will disturb and shock you at times, but will not fail to move you. ***** Reviewed by Amanda Killgore
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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She Nails It,
By Joan D. (Elmhurst, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: But Inside I'm Screaming (Paperback)
Isabel Murphy's life is falling apart as "But Inside I'm Screaming" begins. She's probably blown her career by freezing on-air during a breaking news story. Her marriage is collapsing and even her plant has died. Author Elizabeth Flock takes us through the suicidal emotions and struggles of a woman who uses her career as a network journalist to fill up the holes in her heart. And Murphy's journey through a mental institution strips away her successes as well as her failures and forces her to examine her choices and their consequences.I read this book in two and a half hours because I simply couldn't put it down. Flock nails exactly the newsroom lingo and life. And her exploration of Isabel's psyche should make all of us think about our motivations for achievement. Bravo to Liz for having the talent and guts to write what we all think and never say.
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THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO RECOVERY!,
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This is the story of Isabel Murphy, a young and talented reporter who was filling in for the weekend anchor when an urgent story came in from Buchingham Palace confirming that Diana, Princess of Wales was in a serious car accident. Isabel had never done a Special Report before in New York. Her heart was pounding and she became overwhelmed. Isabel looked into the camera and in front of all the viewers, froze. This had never happened before in her career.She feels like a failure once again in her life and tries to commit suicide by swallowing a fistful of pills and fails. This wasn't her first attempt. She winds up at the Three Breezes Psychiatric Hospital. Going back to her youth, Isabel always felt like an outsider looking in. Her sadness gave way to isolation and she felt as though she were sleepwalking through life. When at the hospital, the patients whom she meets on the Unit suffer from schizophrenia,manic depression now known as bipolar disorder, Obsessive Compulsive disorder etc. She wonders what she is doing there with these very sick people and doesn't feel as though she belongs. She refuses to co-operate with the doctors until she is coaxed into attending group sessions and group exercise in the living room on the Unit.There's an exercise that has all the patients introducing themselves by moving from one chair to the next for thirty seconds so that everyone gets to know one another. Then they are asked why they are there and each one has a turn speaking. She reminds herself that it was only two weeks ago when she was covering the Middle East Peace Summit at the White House. At Group Therapy, Isabel is asked why she took all those pills. Her reasons were - her husband was leaving her, her parents were disappointed in her and she screwed up at work AND that's only the beginning. Things get much worse before they get better. This book is a powerful story about mental illness. It is an eye-opener and shows us that this illness can happen to anyone. Elizabeth Flock has had personal experience with the subject matter and that has given the story depth and awareness. The book is very well written and gives you food for thought. This book is a WINNER.
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