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The Harvard-trained neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice returns with a breathless, page-turning, and heartbreaking novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder and the complex effects this has on her identity, her relationships, and her dreams of a career in stand-up comedy.

Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between homework, finals, and navigating life in the city, it's normal to be feeling overwhelmed. It doesn't help that she's always felt like the odd one out in her picture-perfect Connecticut family. But lately, it seems that Maddy's highs seem dizzyingly high, and the lows are terrifyingly low.

Between a visit to a comedy club opening her eyes to a new hobby and a disruptive incident at her family's Thanksgiving dinner leading to a terrifying diagnosis, Maddy's life suddenly looks very different. As she struggles to accept her bipolar disorder, and attempts to navigate her burgeoning stand-up career, she'll have to figure out how to manage being both too much, and not enough.

With her signature "deep empathy and insight" (Booklist), Lisa Genova has crafted another profoundly moving novel that makes complicated health issues accessible. More or Less Maddy is destined to become another classic like Still Alice.

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Genova paints a realistic and often painful picture of the toll mental illness takes on both the affected person and loved ones, making for a visceral, harrowing, and undeniably powerful read. Booklist

"As ever, Genova brings both an expert understanding of the neuroscience and a masterful eye for compelling characters in an emotionally textured narrative. Maddy's story is completely absorbing; it may keep readers up all night... Affecting, harrowing, beautiful, and enlightening, as well as a great pleasure to read." Shelf Awareness

Stirring . . . Maddy is a well-drawn character, offering readers a sympathetic look at what its like to live with a bipolar diagnosis, and Genovas signature empathy and insights are on full display. Its a remarkable achievement. Publishers Weekly

"Quite simply, there is no one like Lisa Genova when it comes to exploring the mysteries of a human brain in a way that allows you to feel like youre living through the experience with the character. In her latest foray into what makes our minds tick, she dives into what it means to have bipolar disorder, by brilliantly allowing us to empathize with a young up-and-coming comedian who - like all of us is trying to understand what makes us normal, what makes us special, and what makes life worth living.  Jodi Picoult, #1 NYT bestselling author

Author Bio

Acclaimed as the Oliver Sacks of fiction and the Michael Crichton of brain science, Lisa Genova is the New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the OBriens, and Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting. Still Alice was adapted into an Oscarwinning film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, and Kristen Stewart. Lisa graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She is featured in the documentary films To Not Fade Away and Have You Heard About Greg. Her TED talks on Alzheimers disease and memory have been viewed over eleven million times.