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The Memory Palace by Bartók, Mira;Herr, Norma Kurap is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In the tradition of The Glass Castle, two sisters confront schizophrenia in this New York Times bestselling poignant memoir about family and mental illness. Through stunning prose and original art, The Memory Palace captures the love between mother and daughter, the complex meaning of truth, and one family's capacity for forgiveness.•A Washington Post Best Book of the Year • •The National Book Critics Circle Award Winner for Best Autobiography• “People have abandoned their loved ones for much less than you've been through,” Mira Bartók is told at her mother's memorial service. It is a poignant observation about the relationship between Mira, her sister, and their mentally ill mother. Before she was struck with schizophrenia at the age of nineteen, beautiful piano protégé Norma Herr had been the most vibrant personality in the room. She loved her daughters and did her best to raise them well, but as her mental state deteriorated, Norma spoke less about Chopin and more about Nazis and her fear that her daughters would be kidnapped, murdered, or raped. When the girls left for college, the harassment escalated—Norma called them obsessively, appeared at their apartments or jobs, threate

Who reads The Memory Palace?

Author

Bartók, Mira;Herr, Norma Kurap

Publisher

New York: Free Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781439183335

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Memoir, Social Science, Medical

Rating

3.48 / 5 (5,685 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14