Hornbacher, Marya

A memoir of a woman who was diagnosed at twenty-four with the most severe form of bipolar disorder. Describes her earlier attempts to self-medicate through starvation, substance abuse, sex, and self-mutilation. Discusses how she built a life and marriage with bipolar always in the background.

The author reflects on her fourteen-year battle with bulimia and anorexia, discussing how the eating disorders have affected her life from childhood through the present day.

In the aftermath of her husband's devastating suicide, Claire Schiller moves with their two young children into the home of her in-laws during an oppressive Minnesota winter and shares unexpected moments of comfort, healing, and humor.

A memoir in which the author discusses her struggles with Type 1 rapid-cycle bipolar disorder, a diagnosis she received at age twenty-four, looking back to reassess the affects of the condition on her life since childhood.

The author describes her troubled years with anorexia and bulimia, disorders she embraced until a bout with them during her college years changed her perspective.

The author reflects on her fourteen-year battle with bulimia and anorexia, discussing how the eating disorders have affected her life from childhood through the present day.