Saving Max
2010 novel by Antoinette van Heugten
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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's list of the top 150 books, where it peaked at position 135.[6] Saving Max has sold 500,000 copies.
AuthorAntoinette van Heugten
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAsperger syndrome, murder
GenreNovel
First edition | |
| Author | Antoinette van Heugten |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Asperger syndrome, murder |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Mira Books |
Publication date | September 28, 2010 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 0778329631 |
