The Fifth Sally

Daniel Keyes, who studied psychopathologies for a long time, spent many hours in psychiatric institutions with specialists who worked with patients exhibiting rare disorders. As a result, his novels emerged, which intricately showcase the most fragile, unpredictable, and fascinating mechanism... - the human psyche. The Fifth Sally, written two years before the famous Mysterious Case of Billy Milligan, tells the story of Sally Porter - a waitress from a New York restaurant. At first glance, she is an ordinary, unremarkable woman. But, unbeknownst to Sally, she harbors four other women within her. Nola - a cold intellectual artist, Derry - an irrepressible daredevil, Bella - a sexually frustrated aspiring actress and singer, and finally, Jinx - a potential killer filled with rage and hatred. Every time Sally Porter finds herself in a difficult situation, she feels a severe headache and loses consciousness. That’s when one of her alters appears. If a handsome man shows up, Bella flits onto the scene. If a problem requiring intellectual effort arises, Nola takes charge. And if there's a need to retaliate against a rapist, the merciless Jinx inevitably intervenes. Psychiatrist Roger Esh faces a challenging task: to create the fifth Sally through the merging of four different personalities.