| A Secret Madness: The Story of a Marriage Contributor(s): Bass, Elaine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1861979290 ISBN-13: 9781861979292 Publisher: Ips - Profile Books OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: In post-war London two girls are relieved to find husbands. One lands the 1950s dream of wealth and security. The other, Elaine, endures 14 years married to a man with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. At first Elaine finds Gerald's activities curious but manageable. But he grows increasingly withdrawn, his mania grows and his actions obscure, and he even becomes violent. The birth of their daughter heralds a complete breakdown and 5 years of silence, fear, and despair. With startling honesty and great eloquence, Bass describes their poverty, her loneliness, fears for her child, finding comfort in an affair with the village doctor, and how the marriage finally ended. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior - Family & Relationships | Marriage & Long Term Relationships |
| Dewey: 616.852 |
| LCCN: RC533 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6.74" W x 7.98" (0.87 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1950s Britain, a husband was a prized asset - that is why Elaine Bass endured 14 years of marriage to a man with obsessive compulsive disorder. With startling honesty, Elaine describes the problems they faced together, as well as explaining how the relationship eventually ended. |