| The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness Contributor(s): Schiller, Lori (Author), Bennett, Amanda (Author) |
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ISBN: 1549198920 ISBN-13: 9781549198922 Publisher: Hachette Book Group OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Schizophrenia - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 5.5" (0.52 lbs) |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Moving, harrowing, and ultimately uplifting, Lori Schiller's memoir is a classic testimony to the ravages of mental illness and the power of perseverance and courage.At seventeen Lori Schiller was the perfect child-the only daughter of an affluent, close-knit family. Six years later she made her first suicide attempt, then wandered the streets of New York City dressed in ragged clothes, tormenting voices crying out in her mind. Lori Schiller had entered the horrifying world of full-blown schizophrenia. She began an ordeal of hospitalizations, halfway houses, relapses, more suicide attempts, and constant, withering despair. But against all odds, she survived.In this personal account, she tells how she did it, taking us not only into her own shattered world, but drawing on the words of the doctors who treated her and family members who suffered with her. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bennett, Amanda: - Amanda Bennett is a lawyer living in in Kigali, Rwanda with her husband and son. She serves on the board of directors for Reeds of Hope, a non-profit serving vulnerable families and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |