Melody Moezzi (Get this book) An Iranian-American political activist and writer's memoir of how she came to terms with her bicultural heritage and bipolar disorder. Moezzi grew up affluent and surrounded by a huge extended family of other Persian exiles. But at 18, when her "westoxified" body rebelled against her for two years, Moezzi was forced to deal with both a life-threatening case of pancreatitis and what appeared to be a case of depression. The author's candor about her experiences in and with the medical establishment is bracing. A bold, courageous book by a woman who transforms mental illness into an occasion for activism.--Kirkus
