{"product_id":"the-unfortunate-lunatic-by-tess-redgrave-9781067096656","title":"The Unfortunate Lunatic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout her childhood, Tess Redgrave knew she had a \u003cem\u003e'mad'\u003c\/em\u003e grandmother who made repeated visits to a mental asylum. But it wasn't until her thirties, years after her Nanie had died and in the depths of her own crippling depression, that Tess was prompted to find out more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat she unearthed was an explosive family story of madness and secrecy that stretched back to nineteenth-century New Zealand and to a man referred to by the courts as an \u003cem\u003e'unfortunate lunatic'\u003c\/em\u003e. While the discovery shocked Tess, it also helped her face the truth not only about her grandmother but about herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Unfortunate Lunatic\u003c\/em\u003e is a compulsive read that says as much about the history of mental health care in this country as it does about one family and what they have suffered. It also talks to the power of stories to uncover the truth and to heal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48234747363564,"sku":"9781067096656","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781067096656-the-unfortunate-lunatic-1.jpg?v=1787802617","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-unfortunate-lunatic-by-tess-redgrave-9781067096656","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}