The Other Side of Haight: A Novel - Hardcover

Fadiman, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0890879842 ISBN 13: 9780890879849

Publisher: Celestial Arts, 2001

Synopsis

Set during the infamous "summer of love" of the 1960s, THE OTHER SIDE OF HAIGHT is the story of how lives converged in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco for three short but explosive months. A motley crew of dreamers join together in a psychedelic world of drugs, sex, and idealism. As housemates Shadow Dancer and Sweeps innocently come of age and explore all that San Francisco has to offer, a government experiment involving LSD spins out of control. The two stories collide with tragic results, impacting each character in profound ways. Fadiman's intimate, enthralling narrative is rich with historical detail and successfully conjures up a tumultuous time in America's past.

About this title

About the Author:

JAMES FADIMAN, Ph.D., is an adjunct full professor at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto, California. His numerous articles have appeared in the Island News, PanGaia, Sufi Magazine, Palo Alto Weekly, and Perspective.

Review:

"Filled with characters so clean and clear I thought of them as friends, forgotten friends, from a long-lost landscape." -Ken Kesey (Yes, THE Ken Kesey) Bestseller Fiction List for Southern California the week of 2/25/01. "A colorful slice of the psychedelic spirit."-Los Angeles Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Celestial Arts
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0890879842
• ISBN 13: 9780890879849
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320