Visiting Hours: A Memoir of Friendship and Murder

Visiting Hours: A Memoir of Friendship and Murder

â€œA gripping and poignant memoir.â€â€“KirkusÂ

In this powerful and unforgettable memoir, award-winning writer Amy Butcher examines the shattering consequences of failing a friend when she felt he needed one most. Four weeks before their college graduation, twenty-one-year-old Kevin Schaeffer walked Amy Butcher to her home in their college town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Hours after parting ways with Amy, he fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Emily Silverstein. While he was awaiting trial, psychiatrists concluded that he had suffered an acute psychotic break. Although severely affected by Kevinâ€™s crime, Amy remained devoted to him as a friend, believing that his actions were the direct result of his untreated illness. Over time, she became obsessedâ€”determined to discover the narrative that explained what Kevin had done. The tragedy deeply shook her concept of reality, disrupted her sense of right and wrong, and dismantled every conceivable notion sheâ€™d established about herself and her relation to the world. Eventually realizing that she would never have the answers, or find personal peace, unless she went after it herself, Amy returned to Gettysburgâ€”the first time in three years since graduationâ€”to sift through hundreds of pages of public records: mental health evaluations, detectivesâ€™ notes, inventories of evidence, search warrants, testimonies, and even Kevinâ€™s own confession.

Visiting Hours is Amy Butcherâ€™s deeply personal, heart-wrenching exploration of how trauma affects memory and the way a friendship changes and often strengthens through seemingly insurmountable challenges. Ultimately, itâ€™s a testament to the bonds we share with others and the profound resilience and strength of the human spirit.
Country USA
Brand Blue Rider Press
Manufacturer Blue Rider Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0399183396_used
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2016-04-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780399183393

Country	USA
Brand	Blue Rider Press
Manufacturer	Blue Rider Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0399183396_used
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2016-04-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780399183393

Visiting Hours: A Memoir of Friendship and Murder

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