Madness
21 March 2024Imprint: Footnote Press
Synopsis
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
'Madness, though ostensibly the story of Crownsville, is really about the continued lack of understanding, treatment and care of the mental health of a people, Black people, who need it most' New York Times
In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a page-turning 93-year history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the United States' last...
'Madness, though ostensibly the story of Crownsville, is really about the continued lack of understanding, treatment and care of the mental health of a people, Black people, who need it most' New York Times
In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a page-turning 93-year history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the United States' last...
Details
21 March 2024368 pages
9781804441046Imprint: Footnote Press
Reviews
A necessary book. It forces readers to reckon with the trauma that racism and exclusion have wrought on generations of black American familiesThe Sunday Times
Impassioned and rigorous studyObserver *Book of the Week*
'Madness, though ostensibly the story of Crownsville, is really about the continued lack of understanding, treatment and care of the mental health of a people, Black people, who need it most'New York Times
A necessary and unforgettable book. An important and timely work.Imani Perry