
Devout
A Memoir of Doubt
Anna Gazmarian(Author)
Simon & Schuster (Publisher)
Published on 12. March 2024
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-6680-0403-6 (ISBN)
Description
"In this revelatory memoir seeking to bridge the gap between science and spirituality, Anna Gazmarian tells the story of how her Evangelical upbringing in North Carolina, provided an inadequate framework to understand the mental health diagnosis she received, and the work she had to do to find proper medical treatment while also maintaining her faith. When Anna is diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2011, she s faced with a conundrum: while the diagnosis provides clarity about her manic and depressive episodes, growing up in an Evangelical community means that her diagnosis is regarded as an affliction of the spirit rather than a medical condition. Over ten years, we follow Anna on her journey to reframe her understanding of mental health to expand the limits of what her religious faith can offer."--Provided by publisher.
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
302 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6680-0403-6 (9781668004036)
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Person
Anna Gazmarian holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars. Her essays have been published in The Rumpus, Longreads, The Sun, and The Guardian. Anna works for The Sun Magazine and lives with her family in Durham, North Carolina.