{"product_id":"mad-girl-bryony-gordon-9781472232090","title":"Mad Girl: A Happy Life with a Mixed Up Mind: A Celebration of Life with Mental Illness from Mental Health Campaigner Bryony Gordon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NUMBER 1 \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER AND \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD \u0026amp; JUDY BOOK CLUB 2017 PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from Bryony Gordon, \u003ci\u003eTelegraph \u003c\/i\u003ecolumnist and author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Knickers\u003c\/i\u003e. For readers who enjoyed Matt Haig's \u003ci\u003eReasons to Stay Alive\u003c\/i\u003e and Ruby Wax's \u003ci\u003eSane New World, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMad Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a shocking, funny, unpredictable, heart-wrenching, raw and jaw-droppingly truthful celebration of life with mental illness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I loved it. A brilliant fast and funny and frank look at something that absolutely needs to be talked about in this way' \u003ci\u003eMatt Haig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBryony Gordon has OCD. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the snake in her brain that has told her ever since she was a teenager that her world is about to come crashing down: that her family might die if she doesn't repeat a phrase 5 times, or that she might have murdered someone and forgotten about it. It's caused alopecia, bulimia, and drug dependency. And Bryony is sick of it. Keeping silent about her illness has given it a cachet it simply does not deserve, so here she shares her story with trademark wit and dazzling honesty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA hugely successful columnist for the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, a bestselling author, and a happily married mother of an adorable daughter, Bryony has managed to laugh and live well while simultaneously grappling with her illness. Now it's time for her to speak out. Writing with her characteristic warmth and dark humour, Bryony explores her relationship with her OCD and depression as only she can. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMad Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a shocking, funny, unpredictable, heart-wrenching, raw and jaw-droppingly truthful celebration of life with mental illness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryony Gordon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472232097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472232090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Headline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Bryony Gordon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449640530175,"sku":"9781472232090","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0dba678-b502-477f-8dc8-a0f9e3f971c7.jpg?v=1777264276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mad-girl-bryony-gordon-9781472232090","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}