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Release date NZ
September 11th, 2008
Author
Pages
400
Dimensions (mm)
157x234x25
Edition
Airport / Export ed
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Century
ISBN-13
9781846054037
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Product ID
2542159
Description
Trade (large) paperback. Cory Friedman was an ordinary fun-loving little boy. A fateful March morning in 1989 started just like any other but later that day, he started to feel very different. The course of his life was set to change. It started with an irresistible urge to shake his head, and before long, his body became a volatile, explosive and unpredictable force. Overtaken by physical urges, tics and compulsions, the bright young boy started to feel and look like a puppet on a string.
Cory had developed a rare combination of Tourette Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety Disorder and other neurological conditions. The life he knew had been torn apart and his family was left watching him suffer. Desperate to help and hopeful of a cure, they embarked on a fifteen-year plight which took them beyond breaking point. Cory was seen by thirteen doctors who in total prescribed sixty potent medicines. He was mistakenly sent to a psychiatric ward and on the brink of utter despair, he and his family decided to try a form of intervention that had never been tried in cases such as Cory's: he was sent to a wilderness survival camp in a bitter, unforgiving snowy Utah winter. This felt like their final chance.
Torn Apart is a true story of one family's courage, heartbreak, sacrifice and ultimately, triumph.
Cory had developed a rare combination of Tourette Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety Disorder and other neurological conditions. The life he knew had been torn apart and his family was left watching him suffer. Desperate to help and hopeful of a cure, they embarked on a fifteen-year plight which took them beyond breaking point. Cory was seen by thirteen doctors who in total prescribed sixty potent medicines. He was mistakenly sent to a psychiatric ward and on the brink of utter despair, he and his family decided to try a form of intervention that had never been tried in cases such as Cory's: he was sent to a wilderness survival camp in a bitter, unforgiving snowy Utah winter. This felt like their final chance.
Torn Apart is a true story of one family's courage, heartbreak, sacrifice and ultimately, triumph.
Author Biography
James Patterson is one of the bestselling writers of all time. He is the author of the two bestselling detective series of the past decade, the Alex Cross novels and the Women's Murder Club series, and he has written many other number 1 bestsellers. He has won an Edgar award, the mystery world's highest honour, and his novels Kiss the Girls and Along Came A Spider were made into feature films. Torn Apart is his first work of non-fiction. He lives in Florida. Hal Friedman has published five works of fiction. He lives with his wife northern New Jersey.
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