An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

Touched with Fire is a deeply personal and transformative memoir by Dr.

Kay Redfield Jamison, one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive (bipolar) illness.

Through her dual perspectives as both healer and healed, Jamison reveals the terrors and allure of bipolar disorder, exploring its impact on her life and career.

With breathtaking honesty, she shares her experiences of manic highs and depressive lows, episodes of violence, and an attempted suicide.

Despite the costs of her illness, Jamison finds solace in the paradoxical benefits of bipolar disorder: "There is a particular kind of pain, elation, loneliness, and terror involved in this kind of madness....

It will never end, for madness carves its own reality." This book is an inspiration to anyone living with mental illness, offering hope and understanding through the author's unflinching honesty.