Botany of Madness

“Irresistible. A book that is at once grave and light, tender and tough, satirical and earnest.”—Siri Hustvedt, author of The Shaking Woman or a History of My Nerves and Ghost Stories

A young man is gripped by one fear: that he'll lose his mind. In his family, mental illness has shaped lives for generations, and time in psychiatric wards has become almost a rite of passage. His battle to avoid inheriting his grandmother’s suicidal behavior, his mother’s bipolar disorder, or his father's bou...