The Fasting Girl: A True Victorian Medical Mystery

The riveting true account of Mollie Fancher, who, in 1865, was plagued with a vast array of ailments including paralysis and trances, all of which caused her to "live on air" for the rest of her life, examines such intriguing phemonena as fasting saints and the dawn of the Age of Neurosis, detailing the social and technoligical turmoil of the time. 20,000 first printing....
By Michelle Stacey
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Tarcher; First Edition edition (April 1, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781585421350
ISBN-13: 978-1585421350
ASIN: 1585421359
Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 1.3 x 9.3 inches
Format: PDF Text TXT book
Reviews:
There's no actual mystery here, the author reveals around page 70 or so that the subject of the narrative suffered from what we now know to be schizophrenia or multiple personality disorder. Given the poor girl's disastrous childhood, it's no wonder. The writing style is compelling, full of interest...
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