03068cam a2200349 i 4500 623621370 TxAuBib 20150608120000.0 150123s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014040712 9780399172076 0399172076 DLC DLC eng eng rda rda rda DLC rda IMmBT DLC TxAuBib IMmBT TxAuBib rda Butcher, Amy, 1987- Visiting hours : a memoir of friendship and murder / Amy Butcher. New York : Blue Rider Press, [2015] xvi, 249 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249). "In this powerful and unforgettable memoir, award-winning writer Amy Butcher examines the shattering consequences of failing a friend when she felt he needed one most. Four weeks before their college graduation, twenty-one-year-old Kevin Schaeffer walked Amy Butcher to her home in their college town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Hours after parting ways with Amy, he fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Emily Silverstein. While he was awaiting trial, psychiatrists concluded that he had suffered an acute psychotic break. Although severely affected by Kevin's crime, Amy remained devoted to him as a friend, believing that his actions were the direct result of his untreated illness. Over time, she became obsessed-determined to discover the narrative that explained what Kevin had done. The tragedy deeply shook her concept of reality, disrupted her sense of right and wrong, and dismantled every conceivable notion she'd established about herself and her relation to the world. Eventually realizing that she would never have the answers, or find personal peace, unless she went after it herself, Amy returned to Gettysburg-the first time in three years since graduation-to sift through hundred of pages of public records: mental health evaluations, detectives' notes, inventories of evidence, search warrants, testimonies, and even Kevin's own confession. Visiting Hours is Amy Butcher's deeply personal, heart-wrenching exploration of how trauma affects memory and the way a friendship changes and often strengthens through seemingly insurmountable challenges. Ultimately, it's a testament to the bonds we share with others and the profound resilience and strength of the human spirit"-- Provided by publisher. "With echoes of Darin Strauss's Half a Life and Cheryl Strayed's Wild comes a beautifully written, riveting memoir that examines the complexities of friendship in the aftermath of a tragedy"-- Provided by publisher. 20150608. Schaeffer, Kevin. Butcher, Amy 1987- Murderers Pennsylvania Biography. Murder Pennsylvania. Friendship. Biographies. TXKPL