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in categories:Health & Wellbeing, Feminism & Women, Music & Performing Arts, Children & Young People, Fiction, Poetry & Writing, History & Biography, Society, Welfare, Justice & the State, Order this book online - this link leads to our secure order website which will indicate how long the book will take to order. (Availability of '24-48 hours' means our wholesaler has stock - we place orders 2-3 times a week & receive the books next day.) (Availability of '7-10 days' or 'Special Order' means we order direct from the publisher - order times vary, many supply within 10 days.) Phone us: 0151 708 7270 | Paradoxical Undressingby
Kristin Hersh
"A powerfully original memoir of pregnancy and mental illness by the legendary founder of the seminal rock band Throwing Muses, 'a magnificently charged union of Sylvia Plath and Patti Smith."Kristin Hersh was a preternaturally bright teenager, starting university at fifteen and with her band, Throwing Muses, playing rock clubs she was too young to frequent. By the age of seventeen she was living in her car, unable to sleep for the torment of strange songs swimming around her head – the songs for which she is now known. But just as her band was taking off, Hersh was diagnosed with schizophrenia - a misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder as it turned out. Paradoxical Undressing chronicles the unravelling of a young woman’s personality, culminating in a suicide attempt; and then her arduous yet inspiring recovery, her unplanned pregnancy at the age of 19, and the birth of her first son. Playful, vivid, and wonderfully warm, this is a visceral and brave memoir by a truly original performer, told in a truly original voice. ISBN 13: 9781848872394 | ISBN 10: 1848872399 | Please note: Neither this website nor our order website can tell you if a book is actually in the shop right now - please contact us to find out. Prices - we do our best to keep price information up to date, but publishers very occasionally change book prices, so we cannot completely guarantee the prices shown here. We're always happy to check price & availability for you before you place your order, just ask! |
