The novel, The Rubber Fence, (psychological and literary fiction) is set in 1972, and was inspired by the author’s work on a psychiatric ward.
Dr. Joanna Bereza is a psychiatric intern who wants to have it all—a career, a loving marriage, and a family—but her passion to do what’s right sets her against a system that’s as stuck as the people it treats.
When Joanna tries to stop an arrogant psychiatrist from shocking her patients—a mute young mother suspected of trying to kill her baby and a feisty old woman who’s been shocked too many times—she risks not only her career but also risks losing the love of her life. Further complicating matters is the seductive intern who looks more like a hip rock star than an aspiring shrink.
Where to Buy The Rubber Fence:
Available on: Amazon, Kobo, Chapters Indigo, Barnes & Noble, Draft2Digital, Google Play and iBooks Bookstore.org and at other booksellers worldwide. ISBN: 978-1988180-02-1
AUDIOBOOK
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What Reviewers Say About The Rubber Fence
“Stevan did a masterful job showing us the complexities of a society on the verge of tremendous change.” J. P. McLean, author of The Gift series
“Beautifully Written, Complex Characters, Moving Plot” Martha Conway, author of Sugarland.
“The story is compelling. The author draws you in, making you care about both Joanna and her patients. I continued to think about the story after closing the book for the last time. David Burnett, Kindle Book Review
“A powerful read that had the hair on my arms stand to attention. There were shocking moments and emotional ones that yanked on my heartstrings. ” Brenda Perlin, Author of Fractured Vows
“The twistedness and escalation had me wondering how everything would pan out. I was definitely satisfied with the ending.” Olivia Savannah-Roach
The Author Draws from her Past
In 1972, Diana Stevan worked for nine months on a psychiatric ward at the Winnipeg General Hospital in Manitoba. As a recent graduate with a Master of Social Work, she had trained as a family therapist. At the time, the film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” based on the book by Ken Kesey had come out in the theatres. She was shocked to find electro-convulsive therapy still in practice on the hospital ward, where she began work. Some of those experiences haunted her for years. To write The Rubber Fence, a literary fiction, the author drew from that time to write this story.
