Detour - My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D

"Lizzie Simon's ingenious inquiry into the nature and treatment of manic depression - her own as well others' - is a spellbinding revelation."
- John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

"The 23-year-old Simon's Detour is an utterly unselfconscious, funny, harrowing description of her highs and lows."
- The Village Voice

"Detour does for bipolar disorder what Prozac Nation did for depression--scopes it out from the viewpoint of someone who is young, hip, and vulnerable."
- Peter Kramer, author of Listening to Prozac

"Inspiring and enjoyable, Detour will change misconceptions about bipolar disorder and is a must read for anyone who is or who knows someone coping with a mental illness." - Kirkus Reviews

"Fortunately, authors like Lizzie Simon and Kay Redfield Jamison have stepped forward to de stigmatize bipolar disorder. Opening the doors to their personal lives has shed light on bipolar disorder and offered much needed help and hope to individuals and their families learning to live with what Dr. Jamison has described as the 'brilliant madness'." - The Saturday Evening Post

"It's no easy thing to provide a glimpse into the churning melancholia of bipolar lows, but Simon manages it--with considerable effect indeed." - Booklist

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