{"product_id":"the-mind-thief","title":"The Mind Thief","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"book-author\"\u003eMaria Katsonis\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-review w-richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA tale of breakdown and recovery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘An intelligent and loving memoir of depression’ \u003cem\u003eThe Age\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-description w-richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Katsonis enjoyed a traditional Greek childhood as the daughter of European immigrants to Australia, living on top of a milk bar and sharing a bedroom with her grandmother. She was a good Greek girl throughout high school until university, when she discovered her rebellious side and abandoned nine-tenths of an economics degree for a career in the theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurthering her studies later in life, she attended Harvard and left with a Masters in Public Administration. Little did she know that, in five years' time, she would be alone on a bed in a psychiatric ward fighting for her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the powerful and moving true-life story of a high-flier who fought a terrifying battle against depression and psychosis.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mind Thief\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill make you laugh, cry, gasp and smile. Written with elegance and honesty, it is a harrowing but ultimately uplifting account.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Katsonis pulls no punches... The hospital chapters are written with the Greek flair for tragi-comedy, the bleakness buffered by moments of mirth and buffoonery’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘An intelligent and loving memoir of depression’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘The value in this text is the explicit detailing of daily life in the psych ward, in suffering depression, and in the path to recovery’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePaperback: 228pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublisher: Eye (July 2016)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN: 9781785630194\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eye Books Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20200651335,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1271\/4023\/files\/5739f3fb006cd78f2f2de017_FrontCover.jpg?v=1757934793","url":"https:\/\/www.eyebooksgroup.com\/products\/the-mind-thief","provider":"Eye Books Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}