{"product_id":"more-or-less-maddy-9781668026168","title":"More or Less Maddy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA breathless, riveting novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder who\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003erejects the stability and approval found in a traditionally \"normal\" life for a career in stand-up comedy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between schoolwork, exams, navigating life in the city, and a recent breakup, it's normal to be feeling overwhelmed. It doesn't help that she's always felt like the odd one out in her picture-perfect Connecticut family. But Maddy's latest low is devastatingly low, and she goes on an antidepressant. She begins to feel good, dazzling in fact, and she soon spirals high into a wild and terrifying mania that culminates in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs she struggles to find her way in this new reality, navigating the complex effects bipolar has on her identity, her relationships, and her life dreams\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eMaddy will have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her signature \"deep empathy and insight\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e), Harvard-trained neuroscientist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLisa Genova has crafted another profoundly moving novel that makes complicated mental health issues accessible and human. \u003ci\u003eMore or Less Maddy\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become another classic like \u003ci\u003eStill Alice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Genova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery\/Scout Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668026168","brand":"Gallery\/Scout Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43255996711049,"sku":"9781668026168","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_55241beb-34e7-47e4-82dc-1f1dc00c2d47.jpg?v=1736234748","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/more-or-less-maddy-9781668026168","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}