Strange Places by William Elliott
A darkly humorous, insightful and searingly honest first-hand account of a journey through schizophrenia from a prodigiously talented writer
In 2006 Will Elliott had his first novel the Pilo Family Circus published. It won five literary awards and great acclaim, nationally and internationally. What nobody knew was that the young author of that work of terrifying fantasy had recently recovered from a psychotic episode and been diagnosed as schizophrenic.
Strange Places takes us on a journey through psychosis and out the other side, documenting the delusions, the drugs and the insights that recovery brings.
A beautifully written memoir of a harrowing - and enlightening - time, from one of Australia's best young writers.
Format: Paperback | 256 pages
Dimensions (cm): 20.8 x 13.5 x 1.8 | 268g
Publication Date: 01 May 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: ABC Books
Publication City/Country: Pymble, SYD, Australia
Language: English
ISBN10: 0733323529
ISBN13: 9780733323522
Condition: Acceptable
A book with obvious wear. Has some damage to the cover, including creasing and scuff marks along the edges, but integrity still intact. A previous owner has written their name in black pen on the top-right corner of the first page, but no other writing in margins. No underlining or highlighting of text. There is wrinkling on the first 2 pages in the book, and minor discolouring along the edges of most pages, but no missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text. Still a clean, solid, and readable copy.