Sounds Like Crazy - by Shana Mahaffey (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Learn why Holly Miller has five people living inside her head in this "remarkable debut novel."(Kemble Scott, author of SoMa)

Though she doesn't remember the trauma that caused it, Holly Miller has Dissociative Identity Disorder. Her personality has fractured into five different identities, together known as The Committee. And as much as they make Holly's life hell, she can't live without them.

Then one of those identities, the flirtatious, southern Betty Jane, lands Holly a voiceover job. Betty Jane wants nothing more than to be in the spotlight. The rest of The Committee wants Betty Jane to shut up. Holly's therapist wants to get to the bottom of her broken psyche. And Holly? She's just along for the ride...

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Review Quotes

?Shana Mahaffey emerges as a talent with a voice all her own?an inventive, eccentric and ultimately healing tale.?
?Kemble Scott, author of "SoMa"

?Surprising, compassionate, and heartbreaking?a story of triumph.?
?Joe Quirk, author of "The Ultimate Rush"

?Highly original and engrossing.?
?Melodie Brown, author of "My Lost and Found Life"



"Mahaffey documents a realistic setting and progression of psychotherapy...Not surprisingly, Holly's rediscovering the sources of her alternate personalities provides the necessary tools for the ultimate healing of her self. At turns both funny and poignant, "Sounds Like Crazy" celebrates resilience as an essential element of the human condition."
-"The San Francisco Chronicle"
"Mahaffey has infused the book with keen insights into human nature and the complexities of life that challenge all of us..."Sounds Like Crazy" is a novel that should appeal to anyone who has ever wondered about the little voice in the back of their head."
-"San Francisco Book Review"
"Shana Mahaffey emerges as a talent with a voice all her own...an inventive, eccentric and ultimately healing tale."
-Kemble Scott, author of "SoMa"
"Surprising, compassionate, and heartbreaking...a story of triumph."
-Joe Quirk, author of "The Ultimate Rush"
"Highly original andi