The Sleeping Father

After their divorced father suffers brain damage, teenage siblings Chris and Cathy Schwartz attempt to rehabilitate him themselves, using their journey to explore broader themes of faith, authority, and whether identity is shaped more by upbringing or brain chemistry in modern America

The Sleeping Father begins with a divorced dad who inadvertently combines two incompatible anti-depressant medications, goes into a coma, has a stroke, and emerges with brain damage. His teenage son—the protago...