We are All Completely Beside Ourselves

Author	Fowler, Karen Joy
Year	2013
First published	2013
Publisher	New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Number of pages	320
Edition	First US hardback
ISBN	9780399162091
Keywords	cognitive science, psychology (experimental), scientific ethics, literary or mainstream, animal rights, FMS Library Book

Abstract

In an achronological and vibrant pattern, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves deals with protagonist Rosemary’s loss (and rediscovery) of family – her scientist father, her depressed mother, her activist brother and most importantly, her sister Fern. Of the same age as Rosemary, Fern was taken away as a child, her true fate only revealed after several plot twists. Both girls were subject to an experiment with severe consequences which Rosemary can barely talk about out loud, even if they are related in her story. Told with little scientific detail and a lot of embellishment, their father’s attempt at scientific success ultimately leaves the family unit beyond repair. (FMS)