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A sociopath’s shocking memoir: love, crime, and a quest for belonging.

Sociopath

The Eye-opening True Story Everyone's Talking About

$58.92

  • Hardcover

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    10 September 2024

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Summary

Named a most anticipated book of 2024 by Vulture, LitHub, The Guardian, and Cosmopolitan.

“Your friends would probably describe me as nice. But guess what? I can’t stand your friends. I’m a liar. I’m a thief. I’m highly manipulative. I don’t care what other people think. I’m capable of almost anything.”

Sociopath: A Memoir is at once a mesmerizing tale of a life lived on the edge of the law, a redemptive love story and a moving account of one woman’s battle to gain a …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529094886
ISBN-10:1529094887
Author:Patric Gagne
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Bluebird
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:10 September 2024
Weight:585g
Dimensions:33mm x 165mm x 243mm
Audience Age:18
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

Deliciously wicked and insightful * Guardian Books of the Year *
Arresting and addictive * The Sunday Times *
Thought-provoking and surprisingly life-affirming * Cosmopolitan *
A surprising, thoughtful and deeply personal exploration of what it means to be a sociopath – Pandora Sykes
A fascinating memoir * Stylist magazine *
[A] remarkable and scandalously entertaining memoir … addictively page-turning book * The Telegraph *
She is compelling, like a movie character – a sociopath who’s beautiful, warm and funny, articulate and charming * The Guardian *
She [Patric Gagne] not only tells her extraordinary story, she also… urges us to be more understanding of sociopaths * You Magazine *
A heart-rending account of a lonely child growing up into a lonely adult, misunderstood and unable to connect with people … * iNews *
Jaw-dropping * The Times *
No review can really do justice to the depth and nuance of this entertaining, empathy-stirring read … this is eye-opening, informative and surprising in equal measure * Harpers Bazaar *

About The Author

Patric Gagne

Patric Gagne is a writer, former therapist, and advocate for people suffering from sociopathic, psychopathic, and anti-social personality disorders. She earned a PhD in clinical psychology with a dissertation that examined the relationship between sociopathy and anxiety. This research became the groundwork for her continued studies on sociopathic disorder, as well as the foundation for her memoir. She did her undergraduate work at UCLA and earned her masters and doctorate at the California Graduate Institute of The Chicago School.

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