- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Arrow (Jun 1 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0099528029
- ISBN-13: 978-0099528029
- Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 222 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #846,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A sympathetic foray into mental instability. Campbell's own experience of breakdown brings an intensity to Sturrock's decline."
— Financial Times
— Financial Times
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Alastair Campbell’s powerful first novel is a gripping portrait of the strange dependency between patient and doctor.
Martin Sturrock desperately needs a psychiatrist. The problem? He is one.
Emily is a traumatized burn victim; Arta a Kosovan refugee recovering from a rape. David Temple is a long term depressive, while the Rt. Hon. Ralph Hall MP lives in terror of his drinking problem being exposed. Very different Londoners, but they share one thing: every week they spend an hour at the Prince Regent Hospital, revealing the secrets of their psyche to Professor Martin Sturrock. Little do they know that Sturrock’s own mind is not the reassuring place they believe it to be. For years he has hidden in his work, ignoring his demons. But now his life is falling apart, and as his ghosts come back to haunt him, the only person he can turn to is a patient.
Set over a life-changing weekend, Alastair Campbell’s astonishing first novel is both a comedy and tragedy of ordinary lives. It is rich in compassion for those whose days are spent on the edge of the abyss.
Martin Sturrock desperately needs a psychiatrist. The problem? He is one.
Emily is a traumatized burn victim; Arta a Kosovan refugee recovering from a rape. David Temple is a long term depressive, while the Rt. Hon. Ralph Hall MP lives in terror of his drinking problem being exposed. Very different Londoners, but they share one thing: every week they spend an hour at the Prince Regent Hospital, revealing the secrets of their psyche to Professor Martin Sturrock. Little do they know that Sturrock’s own mind is not the reassuring place they believe it to be. For years he has hidden in his work, ignoring his demons. But now his life is falling apart, and as his ghosts come back to haunt him, the only person he can turn to is a patient.
Set over a life-changing weekend, Alastair Campbell’s astonishing first novel is both a comedy and tragedy of ordinary lives. It is rich in compassion for those whose days are spent on the edge of the abyss.
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Beautiful and Thoughtful, July 14 2009
By Kelly Aitken - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: All In The Mind (Hardcover)
I literally just finished Alastair Campbell's All In The Mind and ran to review it. This novel was just breathtaking.I love to read books on psychiatry and the aspects of the mind, which was how I became interested in the book in the first place, but it turned out to be so much more.
There is beauty in the story of Martin Sturrock and the people he treats and their relationships to him and those around them. I even cried at the end of this book, which happens seldom. And at first I thought they were sad tears but there was a genuine smile on my face as I turned the last page. The novel is sad but inspiring. And gives you much to think about.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Insightful, deeply moving, Mar 29 2010
By Hsiaoshuang "Hsiaoshuang" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: All In The Mind (Hardcover)
I was late for an appointment because I had to finish the book. It was a page-turner of a different kind -- every page is packed with insight and revelation on human nature and mind, and I was greedy to read on and on. But I wished I had not read to the end because I was crying and found it difficult to get up to go for my appointment.Read this book only when you are in a stable, contented frame of mind. And read it in one sitting. Then take a red pencil, re-read and underline those sentences and phrases that leap up at you.
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For me the book was excellent and somewhat important..., Jan 3 2009
By R. MACKENZIE - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: All In the Mind (Hardcover)
As a person that has suffered depression in the past and as someone that treats clients that are currently battling their way through mental health issues, I found this book to be a fascinating insight into the world of sufferers and into the potential problems that the professionals that treat them may obtain through their working life.For me the book was excellent and somewhat important. You see, as a therapist one of the challenges in treating people with depression, is the way that people react to their illnesses (sometimes not even seeing them as ill at all, but attention seeking). For far too long many people have been misunderstood when they convey to friends and family that they are suffering from a mental health issue such as depression. This book would certainly help to educate those friends and family members that are willing to be open minded and to learn.
All of the story lines from the various characters were handled with respect and where delivered very interestingly.
I am looking forward to this becoming a film on the small screen sometime in the future and awaiting eagerly the announcement of Campbell's next novel.
I would be interested to hear the views of other therapists or sufferers of mental health issues on this book.
Warmly,
Richard MacKenzie
Author of Self-Change Hypnosis
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