{"title":"Alice Carrire","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlice Carrire is a captivating author whose work delves deeply into the realms of Biography \u0026amp; Memoir as well as Health \u0026amp; Wellness. With a talent for weaving personal narratives into universally resonant stories, her books offer readers a profound exploration of the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Carrire's notable works, \u003cem\u003eEverything\/Nothing\/Someone\u003c\/em\u003e, stands as a testament to her ability to capture the essence of personal struggles and triumphs. This book invites readers into a journey of self-discovery and reflection, highlighting the intricacies of identity and mental health. Carrire's writing is both poignant and insightful, providing a compelling reading experience that encourages introspection and empathy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of Carrire appreciate her honest and engaging prose, which sheds light on challenging topics with sensitivity and grace. Her stories not only entertain but also offer valuable perspectives on wellness and personal growth, making them a meaningful addition to any personal library.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"everythingnothingsomeone-by-alice-carrire-9781954118553","title":"Everything\/Nothing\/Someone","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThis celebrated memoir, one of the most notable literary debuts of 2023, tells of a young woman's coming-of-age in the bohemian '90s, as her adolescence gives way to a struggle with dissociative disorder.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlice Carriere tells the story of her unconventional upbringing in Greenwich Village as the daughter of a remote mother, the renowned artist Jennifer Bartlett, and a charismatic father, European actor Mathieu Carriere. From an early age, Alice is forced to navigate her mother's recovered memories of ritualised sexual abuse, which she turns into art, and her father's confusing attentions. Her days are a mixture of privilege, neglect, loneliness, and danger - a child living in an adult's world, with little-to-no enforcement of boundaries or supervision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen she enters adolescence, Alice begins to lose her grasp on reality, as a dissociative disorder erases her identity and overzealous doctors medicate her further away from herself. She inhabits various roles: as a patient in expensive psychiatric hospitals, a denizen of the downtown New York music scene, the ingenue in destructive encounters with older men - ricocheting from experience to experience until a medication-induced psychosis brings these personas crashing down. Eventually, she finds purpose in caring for her mother as she descends into dementia, in a love affair with a recovering addict who steadies her, in confronting her father whose words and actions splintered her, and in finding her voice as a writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith gallows humour and brutal honesty, \u003ci\u003eEverything\/Nothing\/Someone\u003c\/i\u003e explores what it means for our body and mind to belong to us wholly, irrevocably, and on our own terms. 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