{"product_id":"voluntary-madness-paperback-by-norah-vincent","title":"Voluntary Madness Paperback by Norah Vincent","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2009-12-29)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e304\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780143116851\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e266.49\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.27 x 13.18 x 1.65\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e From the author of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eSelf- Made Man\u003c\/i\u003e, a captivating expose of depression and mental illness in America \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Revelatory, deeply personal, and utterly relevant, \u003ci\u003eVoluntary Madness\u003c\/i\u003e is a controversial work that unveils the state of mental healthcare in the United States from the inside out. At the conclusion of her celebrated first book--\u003ci\u003eSelf-Made Man\u003c\/i\u003e, in which she soent eighteen months disguised as a man-Norah Vincent found herself emotionally drained and severely depressed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Determined but uncertain about maintaining her own equilibrium, she boldly committed herself to three different facilities-a big-city hospital, a private clinic in the Midwest, and finally an upscale retreat in the South. \u003ci\u003eVoluntary Madness\u003c\/i\u003e is the chronicle of Vincent's journey through the world of the mentally ill as she struggles to find her own health and happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorah Vincent \u003c\/b\u003e(1968-2022) was the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the nonfiction books \u003ci\u003eSelf-Made Man: One Woman’s Year Disguised as a Man \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVoluntary Madness: Lost and Found in the Mental Healthcare System\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two works of fiction: \u003ci\u003eThy Neighbor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAdeline: A Novel of Virginia Woolf\u003c\/i\u003e. Formerly an op-ed columnist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, her work also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and she contributed regularly to \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAdvocate\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. She was a longtime resident of New York City before her passing in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552416878753,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780143116851","price":35.15,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780143116851.jpg?v=1781705002","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/voluntary-madness-paperback-by-norah-vincent","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}