Because We Are Bad

by Lily Bailey

Book Overview

A Washington Post Best Book of the Year

"One of the best [books] I have read on the phenomenology of OCD." --Scott Stossel, the Washington Post

Written with the indelible power of Girl, Interrupted, Brain on Fire, and Reasons to Stay Alive, a lyrical, poignant memoir by a young woman about her childhood battle with debilitating obsessive compulsive disorder, and her hard-won...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062696173
• ISBN13: 9780062696175
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

One woman’s journey

Lily had no way to know what she was living was not typical. As she grew, she began to understand, but not without a hard battle. I loved this book (listened to on audio). I loved it enough to buy a physical copy to read and make notes in. I can relate to some degree, and it is liberating to know I’m not alone!