The Other Side of Phillip K. Dick #phillipkdick #autobiography #friendship

I count Maer Wilson as a dear friend. She listens to me when I need to vent and urges me on when I am lazy. I can see in her personality today the beautiful friend she was to Dick. She always says what is her truth and sticks by it and she never judges another person for having a different opinion. That is a rare quality and one I cherish. Her friendship with Philip is a beautiful thing to watch unfold. I highly recommend this book. Maer and Phillip K. Dick, though he doesn't know it, have made my life richer and I thank Maer for putting aside her reservations and writing a lovely tribute to two beautiful souls. 

"As a literary figure, Philip K.Dick is popularly perceived as a crazed, drug-addled mystic with a sinisterThird Eye. Nothing could be further from the truth - the Phil I knew was a warm, humane, very funny man. Maer Wilson understands these truths far better than I, and The Other Side of Philip K.Dick casts a welcome shaft of daylight upon the real PKD, as opposed to the dark, distorted caricature Dick has become." Paul M. Sammon, Author of Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner
 
What is the truth behind the legend of Science Fiction great, Philip K.Dick?
 
In spring, 1972, Phil Dick moved to Fullerton, CA, where he met Theatre student Mary (Maer) Wilson. Amid marriage proposals, marathon talk-fests and a love for music and films, they forged a strong friendship that would last the rest of his life. 
 
Wilson's quirky, yet unflinchingly honest, memoir reveals a funny,compassionate and generous man. She captures an inside view of one of our literary greats - a brilliant writer who gave the world some of its most revered Science Fiction. 
 
"I found this book engrossing andauthentic - a truthful and serious account of the last part of Phil Dick's lifeby someone who was a fundamental part of it and who has the skill to write about it. There is evident love and friendship in this book, but also honesty. This was the Phil Dick I knew." James P. Blaylock, World Fantasy Award-Winning Author