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Running Like China: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Madness
Sophie Hardcastle
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Description for Running Like China: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Madness
Paperback. A brave, honest, unforgettable memoir about mental illness that breaks the silence and shatters the taboos to give hope to all those struggling to find their way through. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
'When I was eleven years old Mum told me, One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name. Even before I heard these words I was always a child who crammed intense joy into tiny pockets of time.' One day Sophie Hardcastle realised the joy she'd always known had disappeared. She was constantly tired, with no energy, no motivation and no sense of enjoyment for surfing, friends, conversations, movies, parties, family - for anything. Her hours became empty. And then, the month before she turned seventeen, that emptiness filled with an ... Read more
'When I was eleven years old Mum told me, One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name. Even before I heard these words I was always a child who crammed intense joy into tiny pockets of time.' One day Sophie Hardcastle realised the joy she'd always known had disappeared. She was constantly tired, with no energy, no motivation and no sense of enjoyment for surfing, friends, conversations, movies, parties, family - for anything. Her hours became empty. And then, the month before she turned seventeen, that emptiness filled with an ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Sydney, Australia
ISBN
9780733634260
SKU
V9780733634260
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Sophie Hardcastle
Sophie Hardcastle is an author and artist currently studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Sydney College of the Arts, majoring in painting. Sophie's memoir, Running like China, is published by Hachette and was released in September 2015. Her debut novel, Breathing Under Water, was published by Hachette in July 2016. In addition to her books, Sophie ... Read more
Reviews for Running Like China: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Madness
PICK OF THE WEEK + written with raw honesty, immediacy and heart-felt lyricism, her tale is one that will resonate deeply with young people in particular
Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday Age, Canberra Times, Daily Advertiser, Burnie Advocate, Bendigo Advertiser, Ballarat Courier
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Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday Age, Canberra Times, Daily Advertiser, Burnie Advocate, Bendigo Advertiser, Ballarat Courier
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