Bloodletting: A memoir of secrets, self-harm and survival
Publishing Details
Bloodletting: A memoir of secrets, self-harm and survival
By (Author) Victoria Leatham
Allen & Unwin
Allen & Unwin
1st March 2004
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Coping with / advice about personal, social and health topics
362.27092
Physical Properties
216
Width 140mm, Height 208mm
280g
Description
It is estimated that up to 1% of the population has self-harmed, yet it remains one of the last of the mental health taboos. Bloodletting is one of the few books to address this issue. From her late teens through her 20s, Victoria Leatham struggled with an overwhelming desire to self-harm - a desire that consumed every waking moment. Today an outgoing and highly accomplished 30-something professional, Bloodletting is Victoria's frank, eloquent, and at times darkly funny account of an obsession that threatened to not just take over her life, but to take it.
Author Bio
Victoria Leatham works in the communications industry. She lives in Neutral Bay and this is her first book.
