Mad Girl by Bryony Gordon - Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling Memoir - Paperback - OCD & Depression Story - Brand New UK Edition

Details Condition: BRAND NEW Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781035409419 Publisher: Headline Age Range: Adult Overview Mad Girl is Bryony Gordon's Sunday Times number one bestselling memoir, celebrated for its unflinching honesty about living with OCD, depression, alopecia, bulimia and addiction. Told with the wit and warmth that made Gordon a household name as a Telegraph columnist and broadcaster, this paperback edition brings her extraordinary story to a new generation of readers. It's a book that refuses to whisper about mental illness, choosing instead to shout, laugh and cry about it in equal measure. About the Book Since she was a teenager, Bryony Gordon has lived alongside what she calls "the snake in her brain" — a voice that insists her world is about to collapse unless she repeats a phrase five times, or convinces her she might have committed a terrible crime and simply forgotten. That relentless inner voice fuelled alopecia, bulimia and drug dependency, yet for years Bryony kept it hidden, terrified of what people might think. In Mad Girl, she finally breaks that silence, arguing that keeping quiet about mental illness only gives it more power than it deserves. What follows is a searingly honest, frequently hilarious account of growing up, working as a successful journalist, becoming a wife and mother, and all the while managing — and eventually confronting — her OCD and depression. Bryony doesn't shy away from the darkest moments, but she tells them with such warmth, self-deprecation and sharp humour that the book never feels heavy-handed. Instead, it feels like sitting down with a brilliant, funny friend who happens to have been through hell and back. This tenth-anniversary edition introduces the memoir to readers who may have since discovered Gordon through her podcast Mad World or her mental health campaigning, while remaining just as vital and relevant as when it was first published. It's a landmark work in the conversation around mental health in Britain