{"product_id":"history-of-present-complaint-craig-douglas-9798703799475","title":"History of Present Complaint","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter a traumatic psychotic episode, a nameless young woman recounts past psychiatric crises in an attempt to make sense of her present and fight for her future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA genre-defying debut collection of prosetry, \u003ci\u003eHistory of Present Complaint\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the devastating reality of living with chronic mental illness. HLR writes of the human experience in her distinctive style: knock-out blows of blistering truths are tempered with shots of sardonic British humour, and the lines between fact and fiction, safety and danger, sanity and insanity are blurred beyond recognition through her bold poetry and sharp prose. \u003ci\u003eHistory of Present Complaint\u003c\/i\u003e is a damning depiction of under-funded public mental health services and serves a vital role in giving a voice to the voiceless, shining a light on the darkest corners of the human condition and forcing the reader to see what has been there all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brutal and beautiful work exploring mental illness, grief, suffering and mortality, \u003ci\u003eHistory of Present Complaint\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to fans of Plath's \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/i\u003e, Juliet Escoria's \u003ci\u003eBlack Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e4.48 Psychosis\u003c\/i\u003e by Sarah Kane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A brave and raw debut that transgresses boundaries and will evoke a deep-seated grief and ache within any reader... combines brutal reality with stunning imagery to convey trauma, heartbreak and grief in a way which Plath's \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/i\u003e never achieved... purposeful imagery and structural formatting is not gratuitous but explores the disassociation and obsession of a panicked mind, to reveal the frightening hold mental illness can have. A masterpiece to be read, savoured and experienced anew.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Kristiana Reed, \u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eBetween the Trees\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFlowers on the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"HLR could possibly be one of the most exciting poets of her generation. A collection of guttural cries from the unravelling depths of a human being, this book is horrifying. The purity of this collection is its lack of pretention, self-consciousness and formula... it's real, and it pulls you by the throat into the vortex that is trauma. Written by someone who is more naturally gifted at writing than 99.9% of poets out there today, this isn't something you can forget, and you'd better not try.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Candice Louisa Daquin\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Editor, \u003ci\u003eIndie Blu(e) Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Douglas, Hl R\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8703799476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798703799475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Craig Douglas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070579536127,"sku":"9798703799475","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d940cdce-b280-4068-9236-b04171c4e072.jpg?v=1685431144","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-of-present-complaint-craig-douglas-9798703799475","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}