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A âcaptivatingâ (The New York Times Book Review), award-winning memoir and instant New York Times bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is a powerful account of one womanâs struggle to recapture her identity.
When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how sheâd gotten there. Days earlier, she had been on the threshold of a new, adult life: at the beginning of her first serious relationship and a promising career at a major New York newspaper. Now she was labeled as violent, psychotic, a flight risk. What happened?
In an âunforgettableâ (Elle), âstunningly braveâ (NPR), and breathtaking narrative, Susannah tells the astonishing true story of her descent into madness, her familyâs inspiring faith in her, and the lifesaving diagnosis that almost didnât happen. âA fascinating look at the disease thatâĻcould have cost this vibrant, vital young woman her lifeâ (People), Brain on Fire is an unforgettable exploration of memory and identity, faith and love, and a profoundly compelling tale of survival and perseverance.