Subtitled 'A History of Women and the Mind Doctors from 1800', Lisa Appignanesi's moving and insightful Mad, Bad and Sad has attracted amazing reviews:
'An intelligent and academically rigorous study' Observer
'Magisterial' FT
'Ambitious, sobering and often entertaining... acute and written with judgement' Guardian
'Wonderfully engaging and enlightening' Independent
'A fascinating account of an important and illuminating subject' Irish Times
'A thoroughly researched and absorbing study' Herald
'Lisa Appignanesi tackles the subject of female mental illness with sympathy and clarity' Sunday Herald
'There is some wonderful writing here and plenty of sharp insights' New Statesman
'Appignanesi's strength is her mastery of the sweep of history' The Times
'Glittering intellectual history of women, madness and the mind doctors' Sunday Telegraph
'Illuminating biographical anecdotes' Independent on Sunday
'Intelligent and academically rigorous' Observer
'An entertaining account' Daily Telegraph
'Important and illuminating' Irish Times
Read Lisa's Guardian article on psychoanalysts in fiction.