The Dark Side of Innocence: Growing Up Bipolar

图书标准信息

• 作者 Terri Cheney 著
• 出版社 Atria Books
• 出版时间 2012-03
• ISBN 9781439176245
• 定价 131.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

TheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorblendsapitch-perfectchildlikevoicewithkeenadultobservationasshesharesherheartrending,groundbreakinginsider’slookintothefascinatingandfrighteningworldofchildhoodbipolardisorder.Startingwithherfirstsuicideattemptatageseven,TerriCheneywasheldhostagebyherroller-coastermoods,veeringfromeasyA-plusestototalparalysis,fromboutsofobsessivehypersexualitytoepisodesofalcoholicabandonthatnearlycostherherlife.Ontheoutside,herworldappearedperfect.Shewasprettyandsmart,anacademicsuperstarandpopularcheerleader.

Yetherinnerworldwaschaos,awell-guardedsecrettootroubling,toopainfultofathomeventhirtyyearslaterinherbestsellingmemoir,Manic,whichwaslaudedas“chilling”and“brilliant”byPeople.InTheDarkSideofInnocence,hereye-openingfollow-up,Terrisharesherpoignantandcompellingjourneyfromachildhoodofdisasteranddespairtohopeandsurvival,aninformativefirst-personaccountofadarkbeastthatpreysonastaggeringonemillionchildren.

【作者简介】

TerriCheney,onceasuccessfulentertainmentattorney,nowdevotesheradvocacytalentstothecauseofmentalillness.Herwritingsaboutbipolardisorderhavebeenfeaturedincountlessarticlesandpopularblogs.SheresidesinLosAngeles.