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An extraordinary and beautiful memoir from David Lovelace, who, along his brother and both his parents, suffers from bipolar disorder, or manic depression.Full Blown is Lovelace’s poignant, humorous, and vivid account of the disease’s effects on his family, and his gripping exploits as he spent his life running from—and finally learning to embrace—the madness encoded on his genes.

This devastating yet gentle portrait of the Lovelace family strips away the shame associated with bipolar disorder, and celebrates the profound creative gifts that come with it.