Written from personal experience, this quirky SF story introduces us to the scariness of living with bi-polar disorder, as Katie swings from manic to depressive in minutes. Her husband decides that the meds aren't working and more serious treatment is needed. The only surgeon carrying out an operation has back problems and lives on the Moon whose reduced gravity allows him to work.

ROCK CRAZY shows poor Scott McGowan getting himself posted to Rockton on the Moon for a six-month contract, intending to take Katie and leave her behind with the medics. He loves her so much, but he can't take any more unpredictable behaviour and besides, her manic moods have started getting violent, so someone is going to get hurt. Men who mistreat women are ejected from Rockton's airlock, and the city is atmosphere and temperature controlled. She should be safe. Katie is determined not to be babied, and not to submit herself to a medical procedure for a neurochip implant. Nobody's going to make a robot out of her!

Lower gravity, cramped quarters, local materials lending themselves to glass bricks... Rockton is strange. Katie has space sickness and can't keep food down. When the inevitable occurs and she rows with Scott over her crazy spending sprees he tells her he's leaving. She has no way to get home and has to look for work. But nobody on the Moon needs an English major. As her sickness increases and she passes out while waitressing, she's sent for a checkup and is told she's pregnant. She'll have to quit the meds immediately; and she can't get a shuttle home.

Resourcefulness and distrust of her ex-husband make Katie determined to manage somehow. Her adult romance story is mixed with depictions of the Moon as both a mining base and a tourist destination, with a cafe and gift shop being built. This vivid, entertaining novella about a strong woman will appeal to SF fans and to people wanting to understand mental health problems.

Rochelle Weber is a US Navy veteran. Her first novel is called Rock Bound and I'll be looking out for more of her work if it's anything like as good as ROCK CRAZY.