Sharp: A Memoir [signed]

David Fitzpatrick

ISBN 10: 0062064029 / ISBN 13: 9780062064028

Published by William Morrow, 2012

About this Item

First Edition, 1st printing. SIGNED & inscribed "Thanks + Peace, David Fitz" on title page. "In SHARP, David Fitzpatrick is our tour guide for a harrowing journey from self-destructive psychosis to a cautious reemergence into the flickering sunshine of the sane world. Fitzpatrick writes about mental illness with the unsparing intensity of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton, but also with the hard-won self-knowledge of William Styron, Kay Jamison, and other chroniclers of disease, recovery and management. While reading Sharp, I was at turns frightened, appalled, enlightened and overcome with sadness. Throughout I was fully engaged, and by the book's end, reassured about the triumph of the human spirit and the healing power of a family's patient and abiding love. For those of us who seek a better understanding of mental illness, David Fitzpatrick's Sharp is a must-read, remarkably told."---Wally Lamb. Pristine, clean & tight copy, unread, in AS NEW condition, quite presentable.

Seller Inventory # RUB505

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sharp: A Memoir [signed]
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062064029
• ISBN 13: 9780062064028
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author

About this title

Synopsis

David Fitzpatrick’s Sharp is an extraordinary memoir—a fascinating, disturbing look into the mind of a man who, in his early 20s, began cutting himself due to a severe mental illness. A beautifully written treatment of a powerful subject, Fitzpatrick—whose symptoms included extreme depression and self-mutilation—writes movingly and honestly about his affliction and inspires readers with his courage, joining the literary ranks of Terri Cheney (Manic), Augusten Burroughs (Running with Scissors), Marya Hornbacher (Wasted), and Susanna Kaysen (Girl, Interrupted).

“A harrowing journey from self-destructive psychosis to a cautious re-emergence into the flickering sunshine of the sane world….Fitzpatrick writes about mental illness with the unsparing intensity of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton but also with the hard-won self-knowledge of William Styron, Kay Jamison, and other chroniclers of disease, recovery, and management…. A must read, remarkably told.”
—Wally Lamb, author of I Know This Much is True

About the Author

David Fitzpatrick was born in Dearborn, Michigan, grew up in Connecticut, graduated from Skidmore College, and earned his MFA degree from Fairfield University in 2011. He works part-time at an auto dealership and is married to a graphic designer and fellow writer, Amy Holmes. His work has been published by The New Haven Review, Barely South Review, and Fiction Weekly. He lives in Middletown, Connecticut.