All Fall Down

By Dasha Kelly

All Fall Down traces the intersecting lives of two friends who fall victim to one's unraveling mental illness. Their storylines are intricately laced together --one's ineffective battle with paranoid... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966044754
• ISBN13: 9780966044751
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Syntax
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Reality

This story was very unpredictable. Dasha Kelly is an outstanding writer. I really enjoyed "ALL FALL DOWN."

A Little Powerhouse of a Book

Don't allow your plans for a juicy, psychological thriller to be foiled by the smallness of this book. In just 136 pages, Dasha Kelly introduces us to a character of whom the sharpest James Patterson villian would be proud. Emorie and James have a strong marriage that is threatened when Emorie's good friend Denise alludes to having an affair with James. Emorie is thrown for a loop by this revelation and then sets out determined to find out what the hell has transpired between her husband and her best friend.Don't let my synopsis fool you, though. This is no ordinary story of unfaithfulness and deceit. Kelly keeps you glued to her novel, feverishly turning the pages to find out what happens when they ALL FALL DOWN. Reviewed by CandaceKof The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

Would you know crazy if you saw her?

For Emorie Perkins life was complete, she has a good marriage to James,two beautiful boys and a comfortable home.Emorie never thought that staying home with her boys was such a sacrifice like other women she has known, for her it was a gift and a blessing to stay home with her boys. Life was sweet~Until her new found friend Denise suddenly sends her on an emotional ride when she leads her into thinking that her Mysterious, married, mystery man "J" as she referred to him was actually James. Betrayed and confused, Emorie confronts James, who denies it. He thinks Denise is crazy! And he always thought something was oddly familiar about her.For Denise, life is anything but sweet.And when she is under pressure she hears voices. To cure her ills she has become addicted to sex, from it she finds peace so she plunges into the underground world of sex. Sex with total strangers, sex in the park or in the back of adult stores. For Denise it's like a drug, she craves that hot, slippery when wet, leaves you breathless sex. She thinks she no longer needs her medication so she stops taking it. As Denise becomes more and more delusional she actually thinks she is having a relationship with James and that she has to help him get away from Emorie. As she plots and schemes with the voices in her mind things are not what they seem at all. A friendship grown from and destroyed by an obession, a wounded marriage, murder and suicide, a community debate over the quality of mental health care.This book was deep! A wild and suspenseful page turner you won't want to put down. Dasha has hit the scene with an eye opening debut novel that will leave you to ask....would you know crazy if you saw her?Reviewed by: Dawn

Suspense from Beginning to End

Loved it! I was drawn from the beginning, getting totally lost in the story and the exciting characters. The story is full of intrigue, and deals with issues of sex and mental health. You go through so many twists and turns, much like a roller coaster ride, that after you experience it.....you want to read it again. I can not wait to read another book from Ms. Kelly.

Amazing Book!

I absolutely loved this book and couldn't put it down! The story is a fascinating mix of love, friendship, trust, mental illness and betrayal. The characters are so vivid and complex and the author has an uncanny way of describing the intense emotion and turmoil simmering within these pages. One main character comes face to face with betrayal and struggles to discover who, exactly, should she trust? Can she even trust her own conclusions? Is she overreacting or should she plot her revenge? Dasha Kelly is a gifted writer and I hope there is a sequel! This book would generate great discussion for a book club.