A Novel by Warren Getler
PANIC
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As a kid growing up in New York’s Upper East Side, Johnny D. Saster had a rich, privileged existence. But when it came to personal freedom, he had no existence at all under the thumb of his demanding, overbearing parents. It nearly cost him… his mind. Pushed by his parents to succeed, he suffers an extreme panic attack during his SATs, leaves the test room in a daze and walks right into traffic on Fifth Avenue.
Panic and anxiety disorders afflict millions, young and old alike, around the world. A desire to explore the reasons behind this led Warren Getler, a former journalist with The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News and Discovery Channel, to write PANIC, as a cautionary tale for pushy "helicopter" parents. It's now available as an audiobook via Apple Books, Barnes and Noble, Audiobooks.com, Kobo, Libro.fm and others. Some have called the novel a blend of “Tommy,” the Who's rock opera; a New York-based Wizard of Oz; and Catcher in the Rye.
An added bonus: an entire musical soundtrack, from the lyrical band, Social Void, is embedded in the audiobook.
Reader Reviews
The pressures of today’s world, college admission stress, and helicopter parents come together in this modern allegory appropriately titled Panic. Beginning with the not so subtle link to the famed painting “The Scream” on the cover, accompanied (literally) by musical selections by the lyrical band, Social Void, embedded in the kindle sound version, this story is timely, humorous, frightening and reassuring all at once. Panic Disorder is real and fostered by today’s high-pressure society. I highly recommend this book for today’s teens and their parents!
by Sherrill S. Cannon
5-star review on Amazon Books
Like Getler’s protagonist we can learn to make sense of what ails us and rise Phoenix-like from the ashes of false selves. Unabashedly imaginative, this sweetly told, funny and charming tale of triumph may well set readers on their own right path to make of their lives art, not war.
by tradengrade
Apple Books User
About the Author
Warren Getler is an author based in Washington, D.C. A former journalist with The Wall Street Journal, The International Herald Tribune, Bloomberg News and The Discovery Channel, he co-wrote the non-fiction Rebel Gold, One Man’s Quest to Crack the Code Behind the Hidden Treasure of the Confederacy (2004, Simon & Schuster,) which served as the backdrop to Disney’s National Treasure: Book of Secrets.