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Once the blind man sees, he cannot continue living in his imagined world. Twenty-one-year-old narcoleptic Angel Duet knows that her father, Frank, harbors secrets. But she doesn¿t know that her entire life has been anchored around lies. Frank¿s suspicious refusal to discuss the past and his girlfriend¿s sudden removal of the series of treasured photographs that have hung in the Duet¿s foyer for more than twenty years causes Angel to become obsessed with searching for mysteriously guarded answers about her mother¿s death. As she struggles to learn the truth and gain control over the narcolepsy that often fogs her world, Angel is exposed to new friends, co-workers, and lovers who introduce her to a dizzying realm of adultery, drugs, and homosexuality that further obscures reality. To truly awaken, Angel must accept a truth she could never have dreamed up. Once she does, she realizes that sometimes the gifts we receive are not what we want¿and only in time do we see their worth. ¿Ms. Przekop has not only accurately captured the hallmark symptoms of narcolepsy and their presentation, she has created a character that is both self-aware and self-accepting of her disorder and the way it has shaped her life and decisions.¿ ¿Narcolepsy Network, www.narcolepsynetwork.org