Publisher's description. A stark and lyrical memoir of the steep descent into madness and the slow, agonizing recovery that follows. In 2013, Jay Griffiths suffered a devastating year-long episode of hypomania and extreme depression. Tristimania is the extraordinary, brave and painfully honest account of that year. * Penguin *<br />If bravery itself could write, it would write like she does. * John Berger *<br />Jay Griffiths is one of the most perceptive and lyrical writers working today...Tristimania [is] elegant, inspiring, a triumph in every sense. This is a book that gives us all an uncompromised and hard-earned sense of hope. * New Statesman, Books of the Year *<br />Jay Griffiths' courage and energy are formidable, but so is her sheer intelligence and literary flair. Her work isn't just good - it's necessary. * Phillip Pullman *<br />Griffiths' fearless, untamed writing style is equal in measure to Kahlo's brushstrokes... utterly original. * Northern Rivers Echo *<br />A glimpse of madness from inside the eye of the storm... * Observer *