The divided Laing
By: Patrick Marmion
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Subjects: Drama; Philadelphia Association
Description: London, 1970: experimental psychiatrist R.D. Laing is facing eviction from his pioneering asylum in the East End's Kingsley Hall. Local residents are up in arms - and to make matters worse, Ronnie's revolutionary colleague David Cooper is flipping out on the roof. With his personal life going down the pan and his mental state heading the same way, Ronnie takes an acid trip to the future. His mission is to save his therapeutic collective, The Philadelphia Association, and secure his professional legacy. Will it be a one-way ticket to madness - or can breakdown sometimes mean breakthrough?
Notes: Previously issued in print: London: Aurora Metro Books, 2015.

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