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Madness: a Memoir
Madness: a Memoir | Kate Richards
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Madness is a real world for the many thousands of people who are right now living within it. It never apologises. Sometimes it is a shadow, ever present, without regard for the sun. Sometimes it is a well of dark water with no bottom, or a levitation device to the stars. Madness, a memoir is an insight into what it's like to live with psychosis over a period of ten years, in which bouts of acute illness are interspersed with periods of sanity. The world is beautiful and terrifying and sometimes magical. The sanctity of life is at times precious and at times precarious and always fragile. It's a story of learning to manage illness with courage and creativity, of achieving balance and living well. It is for everyone now living within the world of madness, for everyone touched by this world, and for everyone seeking to further his or her understanding of it, whether you think of madness as a biological illness of the brain or an understandable part of the continuum of the human condition. Kate Richards is a trained doctor currently working in medical research.
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MrsMalaprop
Madness: a Memoir | Kate Richards
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#Aprella #VirtualInsanity So many ways to interpret this prompt...

1. The tagged book is a memoir of one woman‘s experience of mental illness, so is a somewhat literal interpretation.

2. In other books pictured here there are fictional depictions of mental illness.

3. When characters (or people) behave in ways we don‘t understand we might call that madness.

Such is the broad spectrum of human behaviour. In books we get to experience it all.

MrsMalaprop Hmmm, maybe I ought to have said “learn about” rather than “experience” it 🤔. I wouldn‘t ever want to minimise or trivialise mental illness. 6y
Mdargusch I like your interpretations of the prompt. Very thoughtful. 🙂 6y
emilyhaldi So true. The book you‘ve tagged sounds good, almost frightening 😮 6y
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Reviewsbylola I love your interpretations. 6y
MrsMalaprop @emilyhaldi It is a really worthwhile read but very confronting. 6y
Jeg When I see your books I remember the copies I had and part of me wishes I had kept them but another part says dont be silly you don‘t need anymore books ! 😊 6y
Cinfhen So many fabulous choices💕👊🏼 6y
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MrsMalaprop
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#AwesomeAutumnBooks #marvelousmemoir
I've posted about this book before. It's so raw and real. One woman's experience of acute psychosis and depression and the Australian mental health system.

LeeRHarry This was amazing! 7y
Jeg I think I've read it!! 😊😊 7y
Jeg I see you have told me before that I have read it. 🙃🙃🙃🙃 7y
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MrsMalaprop
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Here's another #bestlastsentences from this outstanding memoir. Essential reading for those wanting to better understand chronic mental illness and the Australian mental health system. #Marchintoreading Day 23

Cinfhen Great line ❤️ 7y
LeeRHarry This was a very interesting read 7y
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MrsMalaprop
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#MarchIntoReading #JudgedByItsCover This cover is made up of the author's scribbles from her journal, chronicling her struggle with severe mental illness. The scribble represents her mind when unwell and the chaos of living with chronic mental health problems. I'd never read a book about mental illness quite like this before. It's confronting, but oh so worth the discomfort you feel right from the opening lines. And yes, there is hope. 🌺

LeeRHarry I read this as it was recommended to me by a friend of the author - it was such a worthwhile read and as you say there was hope - great pick! 😊 7y
RealLifeReading Intense cover! 7y
Jeg I'm not sure if I've read this I think I did after I heard her on the radio. 7y
MrsMalaprop @jeg We did this for book club. Maybe you were away? It was a very memorable read. Let me know if you want me to bring it (and the Scientology one) to BC next month. x 7y
Jeg My memory is seriously beginning to worry Me!!! 7y
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