More or Less Maddy

A breathless,riveting novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder who rejects the stability and approval found in a traditionally ΓÇ£normalΓÇ¥ life for a career in stand-up comedy. Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between schoolworkexamsnavigating life in the cityand a recent breakupitΓÇÖs normal to be feeling overwhelmed. It doesnΓÇÖt help that sheΓÇÖs always felt like the odd one out in her picture-perfect Connecticut family. But MaddyΓÇÖs latest low is devastatingly lowand she goes on an antidepressant. She begins to feel gooddazzling in factand she soon spirals high into a wild and terrifying mania that culminates in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. As she struggles to find her way in this new realitynavigating the complex effects bipolar has on her identityher relationshipsand her life dreamsMaddy will have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough. With her signature ΓÇ£deep empathy and insightΓÇ¥ (Booklist)Harvard-trained neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author Lisa Genova has crafted another profoundly moving novel that makes complicated mental health issues accessible and human. More or Less Maddy is destined to become another classic like Still Alice.