Darkness Visible

In the summer of 1985 William Styron was overtaken by persistent insomnia and a troubling sense of malaise - the first signs of a deep depression that would engulf his life and leave him on the brink of suicide . Darkness Visible describes his devastating descent into depression, taking us on an unprecedented journey into the realm of madness. It is an intimate portrait of the agony of Styron's ordeal, as well as a probing look at an illness that affects millions but is still widely misunderstood.

Through his remarkable candour and powers of description comes a true understanding of the anguish of a mind desperate unto death . Written in Styron's clear and marvellously compelling prose, Darknes s Visible is a bold and ultimately uplifting exploration of depression 's dark reality.