Ananniversaryeditionoftheaward-winningmemoirandinstantNewYorkTimesbestsellerthatgoesfarbeyonditsrivetingmedicalmystery,BrainonFireisthepowerfulaccountofonewoman’sstruggletorecaptureheridentity--withanewnotetoreadersbytheauthor.Whentwenty-four-year-oldSusannahCahalanwokeupaloneinahospitalroom,strappedtoherbedandunabletomoveorspeak,shehadnomemoryofhowshe’dgottenthere.Daysearlier,shehadbeenonthethresholdofanew,adultlife:atthebeginningofherfirstseriousrelationshipandapromisingcareeratamajorNewYorknewspaper.Nowshewaslabeledviolent,psychotic,aflightrisk.Whathappened?Inaswiftandbreathtakingnarrative,Susannahtellstheastonishingtruestoryofherdescentintomadness,herfamily’sinspiringfaithinher,andthelifesavingdiagnosisthatnearlydidn’thappen.“Afascinatinglookatthediseasethat...couldhavecostthisvibrant,vitalyoungwomanherlife“(People),BrainonFireisanunforgettableexplorationofmemoryandidentity,faithandlove,andaprofoundlycompellingtaleofsurvivalandperseverancethatisdestinedtobecomeaclassic.
