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The Quiet Room: A Journey out of the Torment of Madness

By: Lori Schiller, Amanda Bennett
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Gregory Abbey, Cheryl Smith
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Moving, harrowing, and ultimately uplifting, Lori Schiller's memoir is a classic testimony to the ravages of mental illness and the power of perseverance and courage.

At 17, Lori Schiller was the perfect child - the only daughter of an affluent, close-knit family. Six years later she made her first suicide attempt, then wandered the streets of New York City dressed in ragged clothes, tormenting voices crying out in her mind. Lori Schiller had entered the horrifying world of full-blown schizophrenia. She began an ordeal of hospitalizations, halfway houses, relapses, more suicide attempts, and constant, withering despair. But against all odds, she survived.

In this personal account, she tells how she did it, taking us not only into her own shattered world, but drawing on the words of the doctors who treated her and family members who suffered with her.

©2008 Lori Schiller and Amanda Bennett (P)2018 Hachette Audio Mental Health Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Schizophrenia & Psychotic Disorders Women Health Feel-Good
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Very interesting . Very special that lori had insight and clinical therapy . My son with same illness not as fortunate . Made me sad , hopeful and pleased the hook was available . Thank you

Family perspective alongside personal and clinical very good

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