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Hardback (04 Sep 2018)

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Publisher's Synopsis

A graphic memoir about the treatment of mental illness, treating mental illness as a commodity.
 
In her early twenties in New York City, diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Rachel Lindsay takes a job in advertising in order to secure healthcare coverage for her treatment. But work takes a strange turn when she is promoted onto the Pfizer account and suddenly finds herself on the other side of the curtain, developing ads for an anti-depressant drug. Overwhelmed by her professional life and the self-scrutiny it inspires, her mania takes hold. She quits her job to become an artist, only to be hospitalized by her parents against her will. Over the course of her two weeks in the ward, she tries to find a path out of the hospital and this cycle of treatment. One where she can live the life she wants, finding freedom and autonomy, without sacrificing her dreams in order to stay well.

Book information

ISBN: 9781455598540
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Imprint: Grand Central Publishing
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 928g
Height: 186mm
Width: 274mm
Spine width: 23mm