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Bill Simon's Story

by Bill Simon, Des Montgomerie, Jo Tuscano ...

Stolen, beaten, deprived of his liberty and used as child labour, Bill Simon's was not a normal childhood. He was told his mother didn't want him that he was 'the scum of the earth' and was locked up in the notorious Kinchela Boys Home for eight years. His experiences there would shape his life forever. Bill Simon got angry, something which poisoned his life for the next two decades. A life of ... Read more

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Stolen, beaten, deprived of his liberty and used as child labour, Bill Simon's was not a normal childhood. He was told his mother didn't want him that he was 'the scum of the earth' and was locked up in the notorious Kinchela Boys Home for eight years. His experiences there would shape his life forever. Bill Simon got angry, something which poisoned his life for the next two decades. A life of
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Artist in Residence

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For Simon Bill's drunken anti-hero, an abstract artist forced to haunt private views to siphon the free booze, the picture looks bleak. He has been dumped by his curator girlfriend and the only dealer left with time for him is the one who sells him drugs. But his luck changes when he's offered a job as artist in residence at a neurological institute. Enthralled by the characters and conditions he ... Read more

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For Simon Bill's drunken anti-hero, an abstract artist forced to haunt private views to siphon the free booze, the picture looks bleak. He has been dumped by his curator girlfriend and the only dealer left with time for him is the one who sells him drugs. But his luck changes when he's offered a job as artist in residence at a neurological institute. Enthralled by the characters and conditions he
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Cheer Up Love

Adventures in depression with the Crab of Hate

by Susan Calman ...

'DEEPLY HONEST, SURPRISINGLY HILARIOUS AND UPLIFTING' The Pool'HEART-WARMING: UNMISSABLE' Damian Barr, MetroSusan Calman is a much-loved comedian and writer who has appeared on countless radio and television programmes from The News Quiz and Just a Minute to Armchair Detectives and Secret Scotland. She's hosted th... ... Read more

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'DEEPLY HONEST, SURPRISINGLY HILARIOUS AND UPLIFTING' The Pool'HEART-WARMING: UNMISSABLE' Damian Barr, MetroSusan Calman is a much-loved comedian and writer who has appeared on countless radio and television programmes from The News Quiz and Just a Minute to Armchair Detectives and Secret Scotland. She's hosted th...
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Madness: a Memoir

a Memoir

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Winner of the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2014 nonfiction prize. Shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards 2013 nonficiton prize.It's not every day you get to admit you're mad.The thing with psychosis is that when I'm sick I believe the delusional stuff to the same degree that you might know the sky is above and the earth below. And if someone were to say to me that the delusional ... Read more

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Winner of the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2014 nonfiction prize. Shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards 2013 nonficiton prize.It's not every day you get to admit you're mad.The thing with psychosis is that when I'm sick I believe the delusional stuff to the same degree that you might know the sky is above and the earth below. And if someone were to say to me that the delusional
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Late Bloomer

How an Autism Diagnosis Changed My Life

by Clem Bastow ...

Introducing a bold new voice in Australian nonfiction, Late Bloomer is a heartfelt coming-of-age memoir that will change the way you think about autism.Clem Bastow grew up feeling like she’d missed a key memo on human behaviour. She found the unspoken rules of social engagement confusing, arbitrary and often stressful. Friendships were hard, relationships harder, and the office was a fluorescent ... Read more

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Introducing a bold new voice in Australian nonfiction, Late Bloomer is a heartfelt coming-of-age memoir that will change the way you think about autism.Clem Bastow grew up feeling like she’d missed a key memo on human behaviour. She found the unspoken rules of social engagement confusing, arbitrary and often stressful. Friendships were hard, relationships harder, and the office was a fluorescent
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Growing Up Disabled in Australia

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A rich collection of writing from those negotiating disability in their lives – a group whose voices are not heard often enough‘My body and its place in the world seemed normal to me. Why wouldn’t it?’‘I didn’t grow up disabled; I grew up with a problem. A problem that those around me wanted to fix.’‘We have all felt that uncanny sensation that someone is watching us.’‘The diagnosis helped but it ... Read more

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A rich collection of writing from those negotiating disability in their lives – a group whose voices are not heard often enough‘My body and its place in the world seemed normal to me. Why wouldn’t it?’‘I didn’t grow up disabled; I grew up with a problem. A problem that those around me wanted to fix.’‘We have all felt that uncanny sensation that someone is watching us.’‘The diagnosis helped but it
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A Real Boy

How Autism Shattered Our Lives - and Made a Family from the Pieces

by Christopher Stevens, Nicola Stevens ...

With raw honesty, Christopher and Nicola Stevens lay bare their experiences, which are by turns harrowing, hilarious, and inspirational.Autism is often depicted as a lonely affliction but, as David's story unfolds, his parents reveal how the condition has given them an unbreakable togetherness; an insight into prejudice, as well as kindness; an understanding of life without words or language; and ... Read more

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With raw honesty, Christopher and Nicola Stevens lay bare their experiences, which are by turns harrowing, hilarious, and inspirational.Autism is often depicted as a lonely affliction but, as David's story unfolds, his parents reveal how the condition has given them an unbreakable togetherness; an insight into prejudice, as well as kindness; an understanding of life without words or language; and
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Losing a Pet: coping with the death of your beloved animal

by Jane Matthews ...

The loss of a pet can hit us as hard as the loss of any close friend. Yet pet bereavement is so little talked about that, along with their grief and pain, animal lovers may find themselves having to deal with feelings of confusion and even embarrassment at the strength of their reaction.For anyone grieving the loss of a pet, or facing up to having a pet put down, Losing a Pet aims to fill the gap. ... Read more

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The loss of a pet can hit us as hard as the loss of any close friend. Yet pet bereavement is so little talked about that, along with their grief and pain, animal lovers may find themselves having to deal with feelings of confusion and even embarrassment at the strength of their reaction.For anyone grieving the loss of a pet, or facing up to having a pet put down, Losing a Pet aims to fill the gap.
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The Prison Teacher

Stories from Britain's Most Notorious Women's Prison

by Mim Skinner ...

"The best book I've read this year" Rachael, Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐"Fantastic" Rachel, Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐"Funny, insightful, heart-breaking" NetGalley reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐"A magnificent book" Jo, Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐Step inside one of Britain's most renowned prisons...During her time as a prison teacher Mim Skinner met people from al... ... Read more

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"The best book I've read this year" Rachael, Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐"Fantastic" Rachel, Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐"Funny, insightful, heart-breaking" NetGalley reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐"A magnificent book" Jo, Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐Step inside one of Britain's most renowned prisons...During her time as a prison teacher Mim Skinner met people from al...
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The Woman Who Thought too Much

A Memoir

by Joanne Limburg ...

For readers of A Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion and Bad Blood by Lorna Sage comes an intensely honest and surprisingly witty literary memoir of one woman's life as a sufferer of Obsessive-compulsive disorderJoanne Limburg is a woman who thinks things she doesn't want to think, and who does things she doesn't want to do. As a small child, she would chew her hair all day and lie awake at ... Read more

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For readers of A Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion and Bad Blood by Lorna Sage comes an intensely honest and surprisingly witty literary memoir of one woman's life as a sufferer of Obsessive-compulsive disorderJoanne Limburg is a woman who thinks things she doesn't want to think, and who does things she doesn't want to do. As a small child, she would chew her hair all day and lie awake at
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Raw: The diary of an anorexic (HarperTrue Life – A Short Read)

by Lydia Davies ...

Series series HarperTrue Life – A Short Read
Lydia was 19 years old and enjoying university with a loving family and great friends when she became anorexic. The doctors told her that she would die.This is Lydia’s account of what anorexia did to her, how it changed her and how it impacted on her family, friends and all her choices in life. Her story is told through letters and blogs that Lydia wrote at the best and worst of times, notes from ... Read more

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Lydia was 19 years old and enjoying university with a loving family and great friends when she became anorexic. The doctors told her that she would die.This is Lydia’s account of what anorexia did to her, how it changed her and how it impacted on her family, friends and all her choices in life. Her story is told through letters and blogs that Lydia wrote at the best and worst of times, notes from
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How To Be Autistic

by Charlotte Amelia Poe ...

An urgent, funny, shocking, and impassioned memoir by the winner of the Spectrum Art Prize 2018, How To Be Autistic presents the rarely shown point of view of someone living with autism. Poe's voice is confident, moving and often funny, as she reveals to us a very personal account of autism, mental illness, gender and sexual identity. As we follow Charlotte's journey through school and college, we ... Read more

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An urgent, funny, shocking, and impassioned memoir by the winner of the Spectrum Art Prize 2018, How To Be Autistic presents the rarely shown point of view of someone living with autism. Poe's voice is confident, moving and often funny, as she reveals to us a very personal account of autism, mental illness, gender and sexual identity. As we follow Charlotte's journey through school and college, we
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