Description: I'm Telling the Truth, But I'm Lying by Bassey Ikpi Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description "Ikpi explores her life--as a Nigerian-American immigrant, a black woman, a slam poet, a mother, a daughter, an artist--through the lens of her mental health and diagnosis of bipolar II and anxiety. Her ... memoir in essays implodes our preconceptions of the mind and normalcy as [she] bares her own truths and lies for us all to behold with ... honesty and ... intimacy"--Publisher marketing. Publisher Description INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!In Im Telling the Truth, but Im Lying Bassey Ikpi explores her life--as a Nigerian-American immigrant, a black woman, a slam poet, a mother, a daughter, an artist--through the lens of her mental health and diagnosis of bipolar II and anxiety. Her remarkable memoir in essays implodes our preconceptions of the mind and normalcy as Bassey bares her own truths and lies for us all to behold with radical honesty and brutal intimacy.A The Root Favorite Books of the Year - A Good Housekeeping Best 60 Books of the Year - A YNaija 10 Notable Books of the Year - A GOOP 10 New Favorite Books - A Cup of Jo 5 Big Books of Fall - A Bitch Magazine Most Anticipated Books of 2019 - A Bustle 21 New Memoirs That Will Inspire, Motivate, and Captivate You - A Publishers Weekly Spring Preview Selection - An Electric Lit 48 Books by Women and Nonbinary Authors of Color to Read in 2019 - A Bookish Best Nonfiction of Summer Selection"We will not think or talk about mental health or normalcy the same after reading this momentous art object moonlighting as a colossal collection of essays." --Kiese Laymon, author of HeavyFrom her early childhood in Nigeria through her adolescence in Oklahoma, Bassey Ikpi lived with a tumult of emotions, cycling between extreme euphoria and deep depression--sometimes within the course of a single day. By the time she was in her early twenties, Bassey was a spoken word artist and traveling with HBOs Def Poetry Jam, channeling her life into art. But beneath the façade of the confident performer, Basseys mental health was in a precipitous decline, culminating in a breakdown that resulted in hospitalization and a diagnosis of Bipolar II.In Im Telling the Truth, But Im Lying, Bassey Ikpi breaks open our understanding of mental health by giving us intimate access to her own. Exploring shame, confusion, medication, and family in the process, Bassey looks at how mental health impacts every aspect of our lives--how we appear to others, and more importantly to ourselves--and challenges our preconception about what it means to be "normal." Viscerally raw and honest, the result is an exploration of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of who we are--and the ways, as honest as we try to be, each of these stories can also be a lie. Author Biography Bassey Ikpi is a Nigerian-American writer, ex-poet, constant mental health advocate, underachieving overachiever and memoir procrastinator. She lives in Maryland with her soccer superstar son. / Details ISBN 0062698346 ISBN-13 9780062698346 Title I'm Telling the Truth, But I'm Lying Author Bassey Ikpi Format Paperback Year 2019 Pages 272 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc GE_Item_ID:125253525; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Book Title: I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying : Essays
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Topic: Women, Mood Disorders / Depression, Mood Disorders / Bipolar Disorder, Emigration & Immigration, Personal Memoirs, Literary, Psychopathology / Bipolar Disorder, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Social Science, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Item Weight: 8.6 Oz
Author: Bassey Ikpi
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
