An edition of The Good Rat: A True Story (2008)

The Good Rat

A True Story

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An edition of The Good Rat: A True Story (2008)

The Good Rat

A True Story

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"I didn't tell anyone that I was going to Santa Fe to kill myself."On the outside, Terri Cheney was a highly successful, attractive Beverly Hills entertainment lawyer. But behind her seemingly flawless facade lay a dangerous secret—for the better part of her life Cheney had been battling debilitating bipolar disorder and concealing a pharmacy's worth of prescriptions meant to stabilize her moods and make her "normal."In bursts of prose that mirror the devastating highs and extreme lows of her illness, Cheney describes her roller-coaster life with shocking honesty—from glamorous parties to a night in jail; from flying fourteen kites off the edge of a cliff in a thunderstorm to crying beneath her office desk; from electroshock therapy to a suicide attempt fueled by tequila and prescription painkillers.With Manic, Cheney gives voice to the unarticulated madness she endured. The clinical terms used to describe her illness were so inadequate that she chose to focus instead on her own experience, in her words, "on what bipolar disorder felt like inside my own body." Here the events unfold episodically, from mood to mood, the way she lived and remembers life. In this way the reader is able to viscerally experience the incredible speeding highs of mania and the crushing blows of depression, just as Cheney did. Manic does not simply explain bipolar disorder—it takes us in its grasp and does not let go.In the tradition of Darkness Visible and An Unquiet Mind, Manic is Girl, Interrupted with the girl all grown up. This harrowing yet hopeful book is more than just a searing insider's account of what it's really like to live with bipolar disorder. It is a testament to the sharp beauty of a life lived in extremes.

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Publisher
Ecco
Language
English
Pages
288

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2008, HarperCollins
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The Good Rat
2008, HarperCollins
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Cover of: The Good Rat
The Good Rat: A True Story
January 15, 2008, BBC Audiobooks America, BBC Audiobooks
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Cover of: The Good Rat
The Good Rat: A True Story
February 5, 2008, Ecco
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Library of Congress
HV6452.N72 B74 2008, HV6452

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
288
Dimensions
8.2 x 5.5 x 1 inches
Weight
15 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9950898M
Internet Archive
goodrattruestory00bres
ISBN 10
0060856661
ISBN 13
9780060856663
LCCN
2008299905
OCLC/WorldCat
191907514, 156814787
Library Thing
4588413
Goodreads
1924935

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