{"product_id":"mind-on-fire-a-memoir-of-madness-and-recovery-paperback","title":"Mind on Fire: A Memoir of Madness and Recovery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArnold Thomas Fanning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArnold Thomas Fanning had his first experience of depression during adolescence, following the death of his mother. Some 10 years later, an up-and-coming playwright, he was overcome by mania and delusions. Thus began a terrible period in which he was often suicidal, increasingly disconnected from family and friends, sometimes in trouble with the law, and homeless in London. Drawing on his own memories, the recollections of people who knew him when he was at his worst, and medical and police records, he has produced a beautifully written, devastatingly intense account of madness--and recovery, to the point where he has not had any serious illness for over a decade and has become an acclaimed playwright. Fanning conveys the consciousness of a person living with mania, psychosis and severe depression with a startling precision and intimacy. \u003ci\u003eMind on Fire \u003c\/i\u003eis the gripping, sometimes harrowing, and ultimately uplifting testament of a person who has visited hellish regions of the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnold Thomas Fanning\u003c\/b\u003e's stage plays include \u003ci\u003eMcKenna's Fort\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eMind on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, his first book, was included in the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times \u003c\/i\u003eBooks of the Year and was the\u003ci\u003e Irish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e's Memoir of the Year,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53733606719852,"sku":"9780241982853","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/b7f6c35ee0249660f53948faf64ea459.webp?v=1778338178","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/mind-on-fire-a-memoir-of-madness-and-recovery-paperback","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}