When his daughter January has imaginary friends Michael doesn't think too much of it, but then those imaginary friends turn out to be the first symptom of a huge struggle facing their family. At first he sees Jani as just a misunderstood genius but then is forced to come to grips with the realization that his daughter is suffering from severe mental illness and spends most of her time in a world only she can see. It's stunning to think that a child doesn't know the voices and people she sees aren't real since they've been there all her life.
Battles with the insurance company, the school system and even his wife soon take over Michael's life. I feared the worst for how this story would end but there is a resolution that leaves the reader believing that there is a place in the world for those who may have two feet firmly in a world of their own making.
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