‘Deeply moving, darkly funny and hugely powerful’ Robert Macfarlane<\/b><\/p>\n
‘A brave, lit-up account of going mad and getting better’ Jeanette Winterson<\/p>\n
<\/b>After a lifetime of ups and downs, Horatio Clare was committed to hospital under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act. From hypomania in the Alps, to a complete breakdown and a locked ward in Wakefield, this is a gripping account of how the mind loses touch with reality, how we fall apart and how we may heal. <\/p>\n
‘One of the most brilliant travel writers of our day takes us now to that most challenging country, severe mental illness; and does so with such wit, warmth and humanity’ Reverend Richard Coles<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
‘Heavy Light’ is the story of a breakdown: a journey through mania, psychosis and treatment in a psychiatric hospital, and onwards to release, recovery and healing. After a lifetime of ups and downs, Horatio Clare was committed to hospital under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act. From hypomania in the Alps, to a complete breakdown and a locked ward in Wakefield, this is a gripping account of how the mind loses touch with reality, how we fall apart and how we can be healed – or not – by treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[641],"product_tag":[259,1931,1207,11196,334],"class_list":["post-93567","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-biography","product_tag-memoirs","product_tag-popular-medicine-health","product_tag-popular-psychology","product_tag-psychiatric-nursing","product_tag-reportage-collected-journalism","pa_book_author-clare-horatio","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-616-890092-edition23","pa_imprint-vintage","pa_language-english","pa_pages-xii-336","pa_publisher-vintage","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","onbackorder","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n