1. The Priory 2. My friend 3. The letter 4. New school 5. Mum and Dad 6. Swearing in church 7. Most Apologetic Girl 8. Hambledon 9. Running from words 10. Stumbling 11. Special Needs Department 12. Coming home 13. Doctor,doctor 14. Pills, pills, pills 15. Driving 16. Those who love me 17. Thailand 18. Dublin 19. It is my fault 20. Mental ward 21. Harley Street 22. Urine test 23. Loser, friend 24. Skating 25. Sevenoaks 26. Nursery 27. Journalism 28. Rocky 29. The truth
Planned campaign with personal appearances in national television and print media. Publication is timed to coincide with the start of Mental Health Awareness Week 2016.
Lily Bailey is 22 years old and has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. She lives in London with her dog Rocky.
'Often as chilling as Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, but also full of
so much inner and external turbulence that it reminded me at times
of The Bourne Identity and Memento. Readers will root for Lily,
even when she is attempting to run away from the realities - and
sometimes authorities - chasing her ... an intense heart-rending
roller coaster of a book ... Because We Are Bad is the most
engaging and well-written account of mental health experiences I
have read and should be on the reading lists of courses for mental
health professionals.'
– WILL BLACK, HUFFINGTON POST
'It's a fascinating read... Buy the book! Buy the book!'
– JO GOOD, BBC RADIO LONDON
'Remarkable... She writes with literary poise and a gift for
mordant observation and self-deprecating humor that belie her
youth. I hope this book finds a wide readership. It will offer
solace to OCD sufferers who will understand that they are not alone
and who might gain hope of remission; for other readers, it will
provide a harrowing sense of what many OCD sufferers have to endure
just to get through the day.'
– SCOTT STOSSEL, WASHINGTON POST
'A harrowingly honest memoir of profound psychological struggle. In
her courageous book, the author offers compelling insight into the
pain and destructive power of OCD as well as the resilience of a
young woman determined to beat the odds.'
– KIRKUS REVIEWS
'London-based model and journalist Bailey offers an authentic and
stunning account of her struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder
in this beautifully-rendered memoir.'
– PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'Because We Are Bad is an emotional, challenging read. Lily takes
us deep into the heart of the illness but she is also a deft
writer, and even the darkest moments are peppered with wit and wry
observations.'
– JAMES LLOYD, OCD-UK
'A fascinating read. It's brilliantly written; I felt inside your
head.'
– RAY D'ARCY SHOW, RTE RADIO 1
'I laughed, I cried. I could not put this book down. Intensely
moving with flashes of black humour, Because We Are Bad is the
compelling account of one young woman's experience of Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder.'
– ROSANNA GREENSTREET, FREELANCE JOURNALIST
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