Hands: An Anxious Mind Unpicked

Author Lauren Brown, anxious, picks at her skin. Secretly, quietly, but compulsively, her skin-picking affects her daily life until she unravels its causes.

This sparkling memoir follows Lauren’s anxiety back to its source. Written with rare wit and insight, it attempts to redirect her anxiety, released in odd bursts in various settings. It’s a moving exploration of obsession, forgiveness, stigma, and healing, and a true love-song to the north. Thoughtful, unsparing, and at times darkly comic, this book is the masterful debut of a luminous new talent.

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