{"product_id":"mad-woman-9781035408689","title":"Mad Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bryony Gordon is a terrific, compassionate writer' Elizabeth Day\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A deeply reassuring essential read' \u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Visceral and honest' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Bryony writes with such entertaining and brazen candour about mental illness...she really helps people tackle their own stuff. Her writing has helped me before and this will be another hit' Matt Haig\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A startlingly candid book' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gordon injects lightness into the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edarkness as she recounts her relapse into \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOCD and subsequent steps to recovery' \u003ci\u003eRed Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE HOTLY ANTICIPATED FOLLOW-UP TO \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER*, MAD GIRL \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'We shouldn't forget that the most common eating disorder in the UK and US is actually binge eating disorder.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen years on from first writing about her own experiences of mental illness, Bryony Gordon still receives messages about the effect it has on people. Now perimenopausal and well into the next stage of her life, parenting an almost-adolescent, just what has that help - and that connection with other unwell people - taught Bryony about herself, and the society we live in? What has she learned, and why have her views on mental health changed so radically? After coming out the other side of the biggest trauma of our living memory - a global pandemic - existing in a state of perma-crisis has now become our new normal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom burnout and binge eating, to living with fluctuating hormones and the endless battle to stay sober, Bryony begins to question whether she got mental illness wrong in the first place. Is it simply a chemical imbalance, or rather a normal response from your brain telling you that something isn't right? \u003ci\u003eMad Woman\u003c\/i\u003e explores the most difficult of all the lessons she's learned over the last decade - that our notion of what makes a happy life is the very thing that's making us so sad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Bryony Gordon is unafraid to write with her trademark blend of compassion, honesty and humour about her personal challenges and demons, which means her books and journalism have had profound impact on readers. She founded the mental health charity, Mental Health Mates, which has become a vast online community.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*Bryony Gordon's \u003ci\u003eMad Woman\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller on 18th Feb 2024.\u003cbr\u003e*Bryony Gordon's \u003ci\u003eMad Girl\u003c\/i\u003e was a number one \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller on 12th June 2016.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBryony Gordon writes a column in the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e and is the host of the podcast The Life of Bryony. She previously wrote for the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph \u003c\/i\u003efor twenty-three years, becoming one of the paper's best loved writers, and hosted the Mad World podcast. She is the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Knickers \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMad Woman, \u003c\/i\u003e plus the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Number One bestsellers \u003ci\u003eYou Got This\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMad Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, which were both nominated for British Book Awards. In 2016 she founded Mental Health Mates, now a global peer support network which encourages people with mental health issues to connect and get out of the house. In 2017 she won the MIND Making A Difference Award for her work in changing the perception of mental health in the media. In 2018 she ran the London Marathon in her underwear. In 2020, she won the Journalists' Charity Award from the Society of Editors for mental health campaigning, and in 2023 she was a recipient of the Royal College of Psychiatrists President's Medal for improving the lives of people with mental illness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe lives in South London with her husband and daughter.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Headline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523008598290,"sku":"9781035408689","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d4df27fb-412b-4412-b5d0-1cc7df198d5b.jpg?v=1747813074","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mad-woman-9781035408689","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}