- Paperback: 252 pages
- Publisher: Orion; New edition edition (24 Sep 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575602678
- ISBN-13: 978-0575602670
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.8 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 30,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Nicola Pagett was acting in a Joe Orton play when manic depression took over and she had a breakdown. In this book she spares herself nothing in her determination to explain, openly and in a manner that mirrors her condition, what happened to her and how she was cured.
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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This book is an astonishing account of someone suffering from manic depression and the effects it can have on other people, family and friends. Nicola Pagett pulls no punches in trying to hide this terrifying part of her life. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and it will leave you breathless when she describes her manic periods. It is a real mind bender, but that is what manic depression is about and you won't get a better version of this illness than in this book.
Forget the medical books, this is the only true version of manic depression from the patients point of view plus, the devastating effects it can have on the family, and other peoples view of this madness. Nicola Pagett goes into such depth I have to admire her for her honesty in coming out in the open about this tragic period of her life. A truly fascinating read for anyone.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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A must read for anyone that is living, or has lived, with someone suffering from manic mental illness.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Always a marvellous & beautiful actress (in both drama & comedy) this seems to have been her biggest battle & she tells you about it in total frankness. How her illness hurt her, her colleagues, most of all her family and how she & eventually they came through it. However much you appreciate her talent she'll go up in your estimation. I'm like many people in that I wish she was back on our screens.
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