![]() He had died, shockingly, at the age of fifty-three, leaving behind a young family. One day, when Emma called to make an appointment with her psychiatrist, she found no one there. But she was also still working, still exploring, still writing, and she had also fallen deeply in love. Lonely, in a dangerous cycle of self-harm and damaging relationships, she found herself in the chair of a slim, balding and effortlessly optimistic psychiatrist - a man whose wisdom and humanity would wrench her from the vibrant and dangerous tide of herself, and who would help her to recover when she tried to end her life.Įmma's loving and supportive family circled around her in panic. ![]() It's also wincingly, unflinchingly honest' - Florence Welch, Dazed & ConfusedĮmma Forrest, an English journalist, was twenty-two and living in America when she realised that her quirks had gone beyond eccentricity. 'Heartfelt and touching and surprisingly funny. ![]() touching, funny and very real' - Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story ![]() 'Emma Forrest is as hilarious as she is wise. I can't remember the last time I ever read such a blistering, transfixing story of obsession, heartbreak and slow, stubborn healing' - Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love 'It's difficult to write a convincing tale of depression that's also an entertaining romp, but Forrest has done it' - Sunday Times ![]()
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