Sách - Because We Are Bad - OCD and a Girl Lost in Thought by Lily Bailey (UK edition, paperback)

Ships from and sold by EXPERAL Singapore Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Origin: United Kingdom (Imported) ISBN 13: 9780993040740 Condition: Brandnew Binding: paperback Pages: 256 Dimensons: 198 x 129 x 16 | 207 (gram) ---------------------------------------- 'Extremely compelling' – THE GUARDIAN'It's a fascinating read... Buy the book! Buy the book!' – JO GOOD, BBC RADIO LONDON'Searing... funny, eloquent and honest' – PSYCHOLOGIES'Remarkable... I hope this book finds a wide readership' – WASHINGTON POST'A beautifully-rendered memoir' – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'Often as chilling as Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, but also full of so much inner and external turbulence that it reminded me at times of The Bourne Identity and Memento. Readers will root for Lily, even when she is attempting to run away from the realities and sometimes authorities chasing her.' – HUFFPOST UK'A harrowingly honest memoir' – KIRKUS REVIEWS'Because We Are Bad is an emotional, challenging read. Lily takes us deep into the heart of the illness but she is also a deft writer, and even the darkest moments are peppered with wit and wry observations.' – JAMES LLOYD, OCD-UK As a child, Lily Bailey knew she was bad. By the age of 13, she had killed someone with a thought, spread untold disease, and spied upon her classmates. Only by performing a series of secret routines could she correct her wrongdoing. But it was never enough. She had a severe case of Obsessive Compulsive Dis, and it came with a bizarre twist. This true story lights up the workings of the mind like Mark Haddon or Matt Haig. Anyone who wants to know about OCD, and how to fight back, should read this book.An acclaimed memoir of a teenage girl with OCD. 'Extremely compelling' (The Guardian). 'Searing... funny, eloquent and honest' (Psychologies) Review Quote'Often as chilling as Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, but also full of so much inner and external turbulence that it reminded me at times of The Bourne Identity and Memento. Readers will root for Lily, even when she is attempting to run away from the realities - and sometimes authorities - chasing her ... an intense heart-rending roller coaster of a book ... Because We Are Bad is the most engaging and well-written account of mental health experiences I have read and should be on the reading lists of courses for mental health professionals.' Review Quote'It's a fascinating read... Buy the book! Buy the book!' Review Quote'Remarkable… She writes with literary poise and a gift for mordant observation and self-deprecating humor that belie her youth. I hope this book finds a wide readership. It will offer solace to OCD sufferers who will understand that they are not alone and who might gain hope of remission; for other readers, it will provide a harrowing sense of what many OCD sufferers have to endure just to get through the day.' Review Quote'A harrowingly honest memoir of profound psychological struggle. In her courageous book, the author offers compelling insight into the pain and destructive power of OCD as well as the resilience of a young woman determined to beat the odds.' Review Quote'London-based model and journalist Bailey offers an authentic and stunning account of her struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder in this beautifully-rendered memoir.' Review Quote'Because We Are Bad is an emotional, challenging read. Lily takes us deep into the heart of the illness but she is also a deft writer, and even the darkest moments are peppered with wit and wry observations.' Review Quote‘A fascinating read. It's brilliantly written; I felt inside your head.' Review Quote'I laughed, I cried. I could not put this book down. Intensely moving with flashes of black humour, Because We Are Bad is the compelling account of one young woman's experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.' Giá sản phẩm trên Tiki đã bao gồm thuế theo luật hiện hành. Bên cạnh đó, tuỳ vào loại sản phẩm, hình thức và địa chỉ giao hàng mà có thể phát sinh thêm chi phí khác như phí vận chuyển, phụ phí hàng cồng kềnh, thuế nhập khẩu (đối với đơn hàng giao từ nước ngoài có giá trị trên 1 triệu đồng).....