{"product_id":"the-episode-mary-ann-kenny-9781405973243","title":"The Episode: A True Story of Loss, Madness and Healing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A must-read: it hits you right in the heart.\"\u003c\/i\u003e --Katriona O'Sullivan, author of \u003ci\u003ePoor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Written in beautifully honest prose... a gripping and important book.\"\u003c\/i\u003e --Horatio Clare, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Compelling.\"\u003c\/i\u003e --\u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A story of tenacity and bravery... visceral.\"\u003c\/i\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt could happen to anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne April day, Mary Ann Kenny's husband died suddenly while jogging near their family home. In the months that followed, Mary Ann--who had no previous history of mental illness--fell into deep depression, followed by a terrifying cascade of physical and psychological symptoms. Among them was the delusion that her young children had been harmed by her medication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Episode\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary Ann offers an unflinching, deeply moving account of her descent into psychosis, her hospitalization, and her remarkable journey back to health. Drawing on detailed medical records as well as her own recollections, she reconstructs her experience day by day, capturing what it feels like to lose touch with reality while grieving and living with the unbearable belief that everything you love is under threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also tells a powerful story of recovery: how Mary Ann reclaimed her life, came to terms with trauma, and spoke honestly to the health system about the limits of medical psychiatry. Written with the pace of a thriller and the insight of a psychological novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Episode\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound act of personal reclamation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt reminds us that severe mental illness can affect anyone--and that recovery, meaning, and happiness remain possible even after the darkest experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Ann Kenny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405973242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405973243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Mary Ann Kenny","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48930348597503,"sku":"9781405973243","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-episode-mary-ann-kenny-9781405973243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}