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A review by sue_loves_to_read
Mad Girl by Bryony Gordon
4.0
It's the snake in her brain that has told her ever since she was a teenager that her world is about to come crashing down: that her family might die if she doesn't repeat a phrase 5 times, or that she might have murdered someone and forgotten about it. It's caused alopecia, bulimia, and drug dependency. And Bryony is sick of it. Keeping silent about her illness has given it a cachet it simply does not deserve, so here she shares her story with trademark wit and dazzling honesty.
Despite the serious and sad subject of the book I still enjoyed it and feel that I have a better understanding of mental illness because of it. Bryony still manages to inject some humour but it must have been so hard for her. I read her columns in The Telegraph and have followed her campaign to raise awareness of mental illness and to get fellow sufferers together. Well done to her!
Despite the serious and sad subject of the book I still enjoyed it and feel that I have a better understanding of mental illness because of it. Bryony still manages to inject some humour but it must have been so hard for her. I read her columns in The Telegraph and have followed her campaign to raise awareness of mental illness and to get fellow sufferers together. Well done to her!