UNSETTLING
By Tony Lockhart
under the pen name David Thomas.
If you fancy kick-starting or joining in a conversation about this book, you can so below.
Here’s a couple of links to free sample extracts. (apologies for earlier broken links).
Pages 9-13 – Pages 20-28
OR click the book picture to buy a copy from Amazon.
OR send me an email if you want a signed copy for just £10. tonylockhart at baythemoon dot com
Press review of Unsettling.
David Thomas’ book, Unsettling, gives a fascinating insight of a journey of self-discovery surrounding a life filled with extreme mood-swings, extreme behaviour and ultimately understanding what makes him tick.
Whatever preconceptions anyone might have about purchasing and reading a book which tells the story of someone living with a mental health disorder, one thing is certain, right from the foreword this book has that indefinable special something makes a good read hard to put down.
David’s whirlwind life story is both enthralling and entertaining, with a mix of laugh out loud humour, frequent shocking behaviour, and heartbreaking sadness at the turn of a page.The review above is copyright of Johnston Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved © 2011 Johnston Publishing Ltd
Readers reviews of Unsettling
From MarkZulu -
This is such a good read and hard to put down. I found myself looking forward to the next evening when I could once again be entertained by the laugh out loud antics of the writers experiences and the near to weeping as he struggled to come to terms with his mental disorder.
From King Harald -
I’ve just finished reading this book and I have to admit it is one of the most fascinating stories I have read in a long time. Very readable, and very, very interesting.
I half expected a disjointed story trying to amateurishly explain what bipolar disorder is, the medical side, the psychology side, the personal side, repeatedly, but David has simply taken a scalpel and cut a great slice through his whole life, flayed it open and put that cross section down on paper. That IS the book. No excuses given, the details are down for all to see.
Even without the bipolar disorder angle, this would still be an extraordinary book, about an extraordinary life.
From Marie Bayes -
I raced through this autobiography and loved every bit of it!
For anyone who has, or who knows/has known someone with manic depression/bipolar this is a must read. However, read it even if you don’t, it’s hilariously funny, moving, poignant, sad. He writes plainly about his life and its trials and tribulations keeping you hooked until the last page.
There is a disclaimer at the outset for those who are offended by bad language, but it’s NOT offensive (this from someone who doesn’t swear). Because it’s written in the first person, you know the language is just reflecting his real life speech and how he deals with the situations he finds himself in, how can that be offensive? He’s not swearing at YOU, so don’t let that put you off.If you’re like me you’ll want to know how David’s story continues, so I’m also now following him on twitter to keep up to date (@BayTheMoon)!