We had such a great discussion about January's book selection, Nineteen Minutes, that we are planning to meet in the Beginner's Room again this Saturday morning, January 17, to continue our conversation. We have also chosen the book for our February discussion. The next book we will be reading is An Unquiet Mind, by Kay Redfield Jamison. The discussion will be on Saturday, February 7, at 9:00 a.m. EST. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Anissa, Cross, Donna, Faith, Janet or Marla to be added to the list of those who will receive the discussion questions via email prior to the meeting. The following is a synopsis of the book:
For years, Kay Redfield Jamison led a double life. An international authority on manic-depressive illness, and one of the few women who have achieved the status of full professor of medicine at an American university, Jamison was harboring a secret: she herself suffered from manic-depression. In her memoir, An Unquiet Mind, Jamison tells of her battle with the illness: the joy of the manic highs, which gave her an omnipotent feeling of cosmic connectedness, and the terrifying depressions, when she wanted only to die. [The author] used her zeal and intensity, and her impressive intellectual gifts, to bring the complexities of manic-depressive illness to the world's attention. Her work has helped save countless lives.
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