Renovating Madness

Renovating Madness

Paperback (03 Nov 2018)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The history of the treatment of mental illness is a story of neglect and ignorance, resilience and rebellion, and, in the nineteenth and much of the twentieth century, outright cruelty. There is much to be learnt from that history. This poignant and provocative collection is a maverick biography of an institution established in New Norfolk in Tasmania in 1827, finally closing in 2001. The poems, narratives, reflections, records past and present collude to create powerful reminders of forgotten or forsaken lives and the impetus to treat mental illness with compassion and open-mindedness.
Sarah Day

Book information

ISBN: 9781877010415
Publisher: Walleah Press
Imprint: Walleah Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 100
Weight: 136g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 6mm