Schizophrenic

Ally North's life is shattered by abuse at the age of eleven but she refuses to fit the stereotype of a beautiful victim. By turns she is intelligent and funny psychotic and violent. Cognizant of her symptoms of schizophrenia she tries to control them with alcohol and drugs. <br>It's never wise to fight a passionate tomboy and she finds support in her devoted father Davey and in her ex-teacher friend Steve Hussy. <br>Mangled characters living out their dead-end love affair; thwarted at every possible turn by alcohol drugs and mental illness. The writing is lean and savage: they talk a lot about breaking free but their story is like that last drink of the night - spiked with barbiturates. U.V.RAY: A CIGARETTE BURN IN THE SUN