Fire on All Sides
Insanity, insomnia and the incredible inconvenience of life
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
28 August 2018
Summary
For many of us who suffer from depression or anxiety, the simple act of endurance, of having to appear ‘normal’, is a daunting, painful and heroic task.
Getting out of bed, packing the kids off to school, showing up for work, preparing dinner… These can be astonishing achievements when it sometimes takes a superhuman effort simply to stand upright.
How do you keep going? How do you do what you do, day in, day out, conforming to people’s idea of you and functioning in the way s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786482457 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786482452 |
| Author: | James Rhodes |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 28 August 2018 |
| Weight: | 191g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 22mm |
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brave and unflinching
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About The Author
James Rhodes
James Rhodes was born in London in 1975. A keen piano player, at eighteen he was offered a scholarship at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, but went to Edinburgh University instead. James stopped playing the piano entirely and dropped out after a year. He ended up working in the City for five years. After a devastating mental breakdown that led him to be institutionalised, he took the piano up again. He is now a professional and applauded concert pianist, writer and TV presenter. His memoir, Instrumental, was published to great critical acclaim and became an international bestseller.
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