All in the Mind - Hardcover

Campbell, Alastair

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536 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0091925789 ISBN 13: 9780091925789

Publisher: Hutchinson, 2008

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Martin Sturrock desperately needs a psychiatrist. The problem? He is one. Emily is a traumatised burns victim and Arta, a Kosovan refugee recovering from a rape. David Temple is a longterm depressive, while the Rt Hon Ralph Hall MP lives in terror of his drink 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 delves deep into the human mind to create a gripping portrait of the strange dependency between patient and doctor. 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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Review:

'An extraordinarily open and brave novel about weakness...its power comes from a clearly articulated insight into the darker workings of the human mind'

Book Description:

'A most vivid portrait of the darkness of mental illness, yet ultimately life-affirming rather than depressing'

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