Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness
by Susannah Cahalan | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: Global Overview for this book
ISBN: Global Overview for this book
Registered by Annelis of Kerava, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on 2/18/2015
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264 pages
An award-winning memoir and instant New York Times bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the powerful account of one woman’s struggle to recapture her identity.
When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how she’d gotten there. Days earlier, she had been on the threshold of a new, adult life: at the beginning of her first serious relationship and a promising career at a major New York newspaper. Now she was labeled violent, psychotic, a flight risk. What happened?
In a swift and breathtaking narrative, Susannah tells the astonishing true story of her descent into madness, her family’s inspiring faith in her, and the lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn’t happen. “A fascinating look at the disease that . . . could have cost this vibrant, vital young woman her life” (People), Brain on Fire is an unforgettable exploration of memory and identity, faith and love, and a profoundly compelling tale of survival and perseverance that is destined to become a classic.
An award-winning memoir and instant New York Times bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the powerful account of one woman’s struggle to recapture her identity.
When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how she’d gotten there. Days earlier, she had been on the threshold of a new, adult life: at the beginning of her first serious relationship and a promising career at a major New York newspaper. Now she was labeled violent, psychotic, a flight risk. What happened?
In a swift and breathtaking narrative, Susannah tells the astonishing true story of her descent into madness, her family’s inspiring faith in her, and the lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn’t happen. “A fascinating look at the disease that . . . could have cost this vibrant, vital young woman her life” (People), Brain on Fire is an unforgettable exploration of memory and identity, faith and love, and a profoundly compelling tale of survival and perseverance that is destined to become a classic.
Journal Entry 2 by pippis at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Wednesday, June 24, 2015
No idea why I picked this from the table...but sometimes the books choose you, not the other way around! Nice to meet you Annelis, it's a pleasure to have guests in town!
Journal Entry 3 by pippis at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Thursday, March 24, 2016
Far too serious a read for me at the time. Better let the book travel instead!
Journal Entry 4 by pippis at Maldron Hotel in Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland on Thursday, March 24, 2016
Released 8 yrs ago (3/24/2016 UTC) at Maldron Hotel in Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
The book begins its journey on Parnell Square hotel's lobby bookshelf! Don't forget to write home every now and then!