Those who read Clare’s Something of His Art, about J S Bach, or The Light in the Dark: A Winter Journal (or others) will know that Clare is a writer of exquisite sensibility and nuance. He is also prey to depression, and this memoir of his hospitalisation under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act for an acute breakdown is characteristically articulate and intelligent. It’s also an optimistic book that looks at new ideas of treatment and approach.
Heavy Light: A Journey Through Madness, Mania and Healing
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£16.99
Edition:Hardback978178474352904/03/2021
Categories: 01. Books for the New Year 2021: Biography & Memoir, Biography, Letters & Diaries, Books for the New Year 2021
Tags: Care of people with mental health issues, Coping with mental health issues, journalism or collected columns, Memoir, Memoirs, Mental health services, Popular medicine and health, Psychiatric and mental disorders, Psychology & Medicine, Reportage
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