Saving Max Explained
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| Saving Max |
| Author: | Antoinette van Heugten |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Asperger syndrome, murder |
| Genre: | Novel |
| Publisher: | Mira Books |
| Pub Date: | September 28, 2010 |
| Media Type: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 384 |
| Isbn: | 0778329631 |
Saving Max is the first novel written by American author Antoinette van Heugten.[1] It was published by Mira Books in 2010. The novel is about attorney Danielle Parkman and her son Max, a teenager with Asperger syndrome who is accused of murdering another patient at a mental hospital. The novel addresses Munchausen syndrome by proxy as the villain murders her own son after subjecting him to a lifetime of abuse while glorying in the limelight of medical attention.[2] [3] [4] [5] The book spent two weeks in USA Today list of the top 150 books, where it peaked at position 135.[6] Saving Max has sold 500,000 copies.
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Notes and References
- Book: van Heugten, Antoinette. Saving Max. September 29, 2010. Mira. 978-0-7783-2963-3. Book Jacket. registration.
- Web site: A Parent's Worst Nightmare: PW Talks with Antoinette van Heugten. Aug 2, 2010. Publishers Weekly. 18 January 2011.
- Web site: Saving Max by Antoinette van Heugten. Clamp. Cathy. September 28, 2010. The Big Thrill. 18 January 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002052231/http://www.thrillerwriters.org/2010/09/saving-max-by-antoinette-van-heugten.html. 2 October 2011.
- Web site: The Perils of Misunderstanding Autism. Crystal. Viviane. June 7, 2010. The Best Reviews. 18 January 2011.
- Web site: Lit Fix: Saving Max by Antoinette van Heugten. Currie. Amy. September 2, 2010. Woman's Day. Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. 18 January 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100906083449/http://dailywd.womansday.com/blog/2010/09/lit-fix-saving-max-by-antoinette-van-heugten.html. 6 September 2010.
- Web site: Top 150 best sellers. USAToday.com. 18 January 2011.
