Kristin Hersh was a preternaturally bright teenager, starting university at fifteen and with her band, Throwing Muses, playing rock clubs she was too young to frequent. By the age of seventeen she was living in her car, unable to sleep for the torment of strange songs swimming around her head - the songs for which she is now known. But just as her band was taking off, Hersh was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia.
Paradoxical Undressing chronicles the unraveling of a young woman's personality, culminating in a suicide attempt; and then her arduous yet inspiring recovery, her unplanned pregnancy at the age of 19, and the birth of her first son. Playful, vivid, and wonderfully warm, this is a visceral and brave memoir by a truly original performer, told in a truly original voice.
- ISBN10 1848872399
- ISBN13 9781848872394
- Publish Date 1 December 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 August 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Atlantic Books
- Edition Main
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English