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This is a guest post by Sharon and part of our series on the shortlist for Mind’s 2011 Book of the year awards.
I have been reading a few books, biographies and reference books, related to borderline personality disorder in order to better understand my own diagnosis. This is the first book I have read that isn’t ‘word’ heavy.
6 CommentsGuest post from Zoe, reviewing John Marzillier's memoir, 'The Gossamer Thread: My Life as a Psychotherapist', shortlisted for this year's Mind Book of the Year award
I began this book as I began my own therapy journey: avoidant, determined not to engage, and fearful of what I may discover.
2 CommentsGuest post from Pandora, reviewing Wendy Perriam's novel 'Broken Places', shortlisted for Mind Book of the Year 2011
The blurb of Wendy Perriam's twenty-second novel, 'Broken Places', boldly states that 'you may love Eric [Parkhill, the protagonist]... or want to shake him!' In my experience, the two states were not mutually exclusive, but overall I was definitely in the 'love' camp.
Start the discussionGuest post from Sara Kirkpatrick. Sara reviews Joanne Limburg's 'The Woman Who Thought Too Much', which was recently shortlisted for Mind Book of the Year 2011
Can I say that I didn’t want to open this book? A strange way to begin a review maybe, but it’s true. I wanted to read it; I didn’t want to read it. As someone who has experienced postnatal depression and almost paralysing levels of anxiety, I was wary of finding too much of my own experiences and myself in the book.
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