But Inside I'm Screaming
by Elizabeth Flock

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But Inside I'm Screaming is one woman's unforgettable story about what it is to lose control as the world watches, to figure out what went so very wrong and to accept an imperfect life in a world that demands perfection.

While breaking the hottest news story of the year, broadcast journalist Isabel Murphy falls apart on live television in front of an audience of millions. She lands at Three Breezes, a four-star psychiatric hospital nicknamed the "nut hut," where she begins the painful process of recovering the life everyone thought she had.

But accepting her place among her fellow patients proves difficult. Isabel struggles to reconcile the fact that she is, indeed, one of them, and faces the reality that in order to mend her painfully fractured life she must rely solely on herself.

Reviews:
"An absorbing novel...this former reporter writes a story that's hard to put down."
-- Oakland Tribune

"Once I started it, I could not put it down. The author's realistic writings about what goes on in a psychiatric hospital are amazing."
-- Writers Unlimited

"A gripping story."
-- OK! Magazine

"An insightful character study...[a] bleak, yet at times amusing, well-written story line...readers will agree that Elizabeth Flock provides a powerhouse."
-- Midwest Book Review

"An insightful, touching and, yes, even funny account of what it's like to lose control as the world watches."
-- New York Times bestselling author Mary Jane Clark

"From the first page, Elizabeth Flock takes you inside the mind and heart of a young woman of promise, about to be destroyed by her own past. A riveting, fast-paced tale by a first-time novelist with a gift for breathing life into her characters."
-- Judy Woodruff, anchor, CNN's Inside Politics

"Don't miss this great read."
-- Rendezvous

"Riveting, raw, painfully honest...Elizabeth Flock's well-written, insightful deeply emotional debut novel is a stunning portrayal...an intense look at mental illness from the inside."
-- Romance Reviewers Today

ISBN-13: 9780778322108 | Published by Mira Books | Publication Date: 2005-09-01
Paperback | 320 pages | US $12.95