Wally Lamb - This much i know is true
...hose life and emotional well being are threatened by his twin brother Thomas’s severe case of schizophrenia. As children, even though Thomas and Dominick are identical twins, their personalities are extremely different. Dominick, who is always bigger, stronger, and tougher is favoured by their strict over powering step-father, Ray. Ray treats Dominick in a different fashion than Thomas, so Thomas has to endure emotional hardships that Dominick will never have to face. Thomas, who is weaker, and smaller is favoured by their loving and caring mother. Thomas develops a bond with his mother that Dominick never does. Although with the bond comes dependence, which makes it very hard on Thomas later on in his life when their mother dies. In adolescence, During adulthood, Thomas’s schizophrenia progresses and becomes quite severe. When he s...