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Meet a small average family just getting along - mom, pop, daughter, younger son. And a gran from hell. A humdrum enough setup somewhere out amid the California canyons, nothing to write about until the mother, the narrator - we never learn her name - begins to experience strange blackouts while gathering herbs alone down in the canyons. At first, she recalls nothing from these blackouts. Gradually, memories creep in, corroborated by physical signs on her body, growing abilities she could not possibly gain by ordinary means, and all these drive her apart from her family. Pressure increases on her to conform, or at least, to seek help for her erratic behavior. The family even puts her in hospital for a while to help her shape up. In a stunning climax, with "peace of mind, all passion spent," she resolves the situation. For herself, at least.... |
