{"product_id":"more-or-less-maddy-9781668026106","title":"More or Less Maddy","description":"\u003cb\u003e**National Bestseller**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \"riveting page-turner\" (Jean Kwok\u003ci\u003e, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSearching for Sylvie Lee\u003c\/i\u003e) about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder who rejects the stability and approval found in a traditionally \"normal\" life for a career in stand-up comedy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between schoolwork, exams, navigating life in the city, and a recent breakup, it's normal to be feeling overwhelmed. It doesn't help that she's always felt like the odd one out in her picture-perfect Connecticut family. But Maddy's latest low is devastatingly low, convincing her to go on an antidepressant. She begins to feel good, dazzling good in fact, and she soon spirals high into a wild and terrifying mania that culminates in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs she struggles to find her way in this new reality, navigating the complex effects bipolar has on her identity, her relationships, and her life dream, Maddy will have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her signature \"deep empathy and insight\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e), Harvard-trained neuroscientist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Lisa Genova has crafted an \"affecting, harrowing, beautiful, and enlightening\" (\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e) novel that makes complicated mental health issues accessible and human. \u003ci\u003eMore or Less Maddy \u003c\/i\u003eis destined to become another classic like \u003ci\u003eStill Alice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Genova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery\/Scout Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668026106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcclaimed as the Oliver Sacks of fiction and the Michael Crichton of brain science, Lisa Genova is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStill Alice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLeft Neglected\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove Anthony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInside the O'Briens\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRemember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting. Still Alice \u003c\/i\u003ewas adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, and Kristen Stewart. Lisa graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She is featured in the documentary films \u003ci\u003eTo Not Fade Away\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHave You Heard About Greg\u003c\/i\u003e. Her TED talks on Alzheimer's disease and memory have been viewed over eleven million times.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lisa Genova \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47566667317405,"sku":"9781668026106","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_acfc9b5b-0132-42a8-9e8d-ef255b60de50.jpg?v=1768314522","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/more-or-less-maddy-9781668026106","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}