The Devil Within by Stephanie Merritt
Later, I learned that it has gone by many names - the black dog, the bell jar, the noonday demon, darkness visible, malignant sadness - but in my teens I'd just assumed that my fierce highs and days of disproportionate, isolating despair were part of every teenager's repertoire - how else would Morrissey have sold so many records?
This powerful memoir will speak to anyone who has suffered bipolar disorder or depression * Observer *
Merritt's attempts at self analysis are bravely honest and provocative..This is a brave and eloquent book * Telegraph *
With a skilled touch, Merritt subtly unravels depression's 'knot of contradictions', blending informative research with an insightful personal account ... [she] has found an eloquent voice with which to shed light onto dark matters * Independent on Sunday *
A moving and powerful account of possibly the most hideous emotional problem - bipolar disorder * Oliver James *
A balanced and brave view of a struggle for sanity...Merritt is an elegant, stoical and informative observer of her own predicament, with an admirable line in grim comedy * Evening Standard *
Merritt's attempts at self analysis are bravely honest and provocative..This is a brave and eloquent book * Telegraph *
With a skilled touch, Merritt subtly unravels depression's 'knot of contradictions', blending informative research with an insightful personal account ... [she] has found an eloquent voice with which to shed light onto dark matters * Independent on Sunday *
A moving and powerful account of possibly the most hideous emotional problem - bipolar disorder * Oliver James *
A balanced and brave view of a struggle for sanity...Merritt is an elegant, stoical and informative observer of her own predicament, with an admirable line in grim comedy * Evening Standard *
Stephanie Merritt was born in 1974 and read English at Queens' College Cambridge. She was Deputy Literary Editor of the Observer and is now a feature writer for the Observer and the Guardian. She has contributed to a number of newspapers and magazines and appeared as a critic and panellist on BBC programmes such as Newsnight Review and Quote Unquote. From 2007-2008 she produced and presented the Talks and Debates programme at Soho Theatre. She is the author of two novels - Gaveston, which won a Betty Trask Award in 2002, and Real, which she adapted as a screenplay for Plurabelle Films. She is currently writing a series of historical thrillers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780091917463 |
| ISBN 10 | 0091917468 |
| Title | The Devil Within |
| Author | Stephanie Merritt |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-05-07 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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