{"product_id":"the-skeleton-cupboard-9781447270218","title":"The Skeleton Cupboard","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Skeleton Cupboard\u003c\/i\u003e is Professor Tanya Byron's account of her years of training to be a clinical psychologist. As a trainee, she found herself in some of the toughest placements in her career. Through the eyes of her naive and inexperienced, Tanya shares remarkable stories inspired by the people she had the privilege to treat. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGripping and poignant, this book reveals the frightening and challenging induction faced by all mental health staff and highlights their incredible commitment to their patients.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeeming with daring humour and heart-rending stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Skeleton Cupboard\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the extraordinary strength of ordinary people pitted against life's challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving and thought-provoking * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA compelling book that will challenge and comfort all who have strived to make the journey from chaos to clarity * Psychologies *\u003cbr\u003eQuite simply, I love this book for its candour, wisdom and courage. Mistakes are our greatest lessons and other people, wherever we find them, our greatest teachers. As Tanya Byron describes so eloquently, life is about connection. There is nothing else. -- Sally Brampton\u003cbr\u003eFascinating composite case studies of some of the vulnerable patients [Tanya Byron] encountered at a stage when she 'was often just one chapter ahead of them' * Metro *\u003cbr\u003eLike the best of psychological cases studies, such as Freud's, these read like compelling, crafted fiction ... powerful, vivid and moving * Sydney Morning Herald *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a moving and extremely engaging account of Dr Byron's early days, training as a clinical psychologist. As well as offering profound insights into the human condition it moves with the pace of a thriller. Dr Byron is a great story teller and she has an extraordinary story to tell * Dr Michael Mosley *\u003cbr\u003eHonest and insightful ... This thoroughly compelling book does much to combat the stigma that is still, sadly, attached to mental illness * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003eSoul searching and straight talking * Jewish Chronicle *","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867103048023,"sku":"9781447270218","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-skeleton-cupboard-9781447270218","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}