{"product_id":"sharp-9780062064035","title":"Sharp","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Fitzpatrick's \u003cem\u003eSharp\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary memoir--a fascinating, disturbing look into the mind of a man who, in his early 20s, began cutting himself due to a severe mental illness. A beautifully written treatment of a powerful subject, Fitzpatrick--whose symptoms included extreme depression and self-mutilation--writes movingly and honestly about his affliction and inspires readers with his courage, joining the literary ranks of Terri Cheney (\u003cem\u003eManic\u003c\/em\u003e), Augusten Burroughs (\u003cem\u003eRunning with Scissors\u003c\/em\u003e), Marya Hornbacher (\u003cem\u003eWasted\u003c\/em\u003e), and Susanna Kaysen (\u003cem\u003eGirl, Interrupted\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A harrowing journey from self-destructive psychosis to a cautious re-emergence into the flickering sunshine of the sane world....Fitzpatrick writes about mental illness with the unsparing intensity of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton but also with the hard-won self-knowledge of William Styron, Kay Jamison, and other chroniclers of disease, recovery, and management.... A must read, remarkably told.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Wally Lamb, author of \u003cem\u003eI Know This Much is True\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFitzpatrick, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDavid Fitzpatrick was born in Dearborn, Michigan, grew up in Connecticut, graduated from Skidmore College, and earned his MFA degree from Fairfield University in 2011. He works part-time at an auto dealership and is married to a graphic designer and fellow writer, Amy Holmes. His work has been published by \u003cem\u003eThe New Haven Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBarely South Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFiction Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Middletown, Connecticut. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50913962230034,"sku":"9780062064035","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c6e72121-b56a-46ef-b914-e06f37e36b61.jpg?v=1738802097","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sharp-9780062064035","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}