Washington Square Press Detour: my bipolar road trip in 4-d, paperback/lizzie simon

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By all appearances, Lizzie Simon was perfect.

She had an Ivy League education, lots of friends, a loving family, and a dazzling career as a theater producer by the age of twenty-three.

But that wasn't enough: Lizzie still felt alone in the world, and largely misunderstood.

Having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder as a teenager, she longed to meet others like herself; she wanted to hear the experiences of those who managed to move past their manic-depression and lead normal lives.

So Lizzie hits the road, hoping to find a herd of her own.

Along the way she finds romance and madness, survivors and sufferers, and, somewhere between the lanes, herself.

Part road trip, part love story, Detour is a fast-paced, enduring memoir that demystifies mental illness while it embraces the universally human struggle to become whole.

About the Author: Lizzie Simon, a graduate of Columbia University, was the creative producer of the Obie Award-winning Flea Theater in Manhattan.

She recently was a consultant and field producer for the MTV special True Life: I'm Bipolar, which was inspired by Detour.

The recipient of a grant from the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Lizzie is a frequent guest speaker and freelance writer.

Visit her Web site at www.

lizziesimon.