Strauss, Darin

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More than it hurts you

a novel
2008
In Long Island Josh Goldin loves his wife Dori and their eight month old son Zack. However, the TV salesman is very worried about Zack who twice has been rushed to the emergency room with strange life-threatening symptoms. African-American ICU pediatric chief Dr. Darlene Stokes reports the Goldin case to the Child Protective Services based on her theory that Zack's mom suffers from Munchausen syndrome, which causes her to inflict harm to her child in an attempt to draw attention to herself and her family. CPS decides to take Zack away from his white Jewish parents who challenge the government agency in court.

Chang and Eng

a novel
2000

More than it hurts you

a novel
2009
Businessman Josh Goldin finds his happy life disrupted when his eight-month-old son is admitted to the hospital and the attending doctor believes his wife may suffer from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a psychological condition in which a parent harms their child.

Chang and Eng

a novel
2001
Chronicles the lives of Chang and Eng Bunker, Siamese twins who were joined at the chest.

Half a life

a memoir
2011
Darin Strauss recounts how his life was changed after he killed a fellow high school student in an accident that was not his fault, describing the guilt he carried with him for years and the way he finally took responsibility and regained control of his life.
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