Scorpions

About the book

'A skilful, poetic and bleakly funny account of coping with a lifelong condition' - THE GUARDIAN

'Absolutely extraordinary writing.' - JAMES O'BRIEN

'So fantastic' - CHRIS EVANS

'Candid and compelling. A must-read.' - BRYONY GORDON

'Brilliantly readable.' - PATRICK MCGRATH

My mind is full of scorpions. A cerebral itch, impossible to scratch. I know these creatures well, but they know me better. They answer to another name, this nest of scorpions, the writhing black mass that lives inside my head...

For as long as Tuppence Middleton can remember, she has struggled with obsessive thoughts and compulsions. She visualises her OCD as scorpions inhabiting her mind, something to be...