The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness - Paperback

$19.99

The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness - Paperback

Name: The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness - Paperback
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SKU: 9780446671330
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by Lori Schiller , Amanda Bennett

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Book Overview

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.

"A book of rare power, passion, and intelligence."-- Diane Sawyer, award-winning television new anchor

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.

*Includes reading group guide*

ISBN	9780446671330
Author	Lori Schiller , Amanda Bennett
Publisher	Grand Central Publishing
Genre	Biography and Self-help & personal development
Format	Paperback
Published	January 1996
Language	ENG- English
Pages	288
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print