‘A stunning memoir, hard reading in places, but it feels urgent and necessary . . . White writes like a blood-stained angel’
Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Times
‘A breathtaking read . . . her honesty and her eloquence is the thing that makes it such a privilege to read . . . a raw, shocking, beautiful book’
DOLLY ALDERTON, The High Low
‘Coming Undone by Terri White is possibly the most affecting, moving memoir I've ever read. Painful and exquisite, her writing about how childhood trauma shaped her got to me in a very visceral way. It's a remarkable book‘
MARIAN KEYES
‘Raw and remarkable’
Guardian, Book of the Year
‘Powerful and moving, beautifully written, packed with stunning set-pieces and, I thought, a stinging-but-dazzling, complicated love-hate letter to NYC, and to how our dreams can too often deceive us. I found it bittersweet and raw, and radical as a memoir narrative: not so much a redemption tale as a chronicle of the real fallout of trauma: messy, difficult, intricate, infinite . . . [A] life-changing read’
EMMA JANE UNSWORTH
‘I didn’t put it down until finished. White’s extraordinary memoir is gripping, unflinchingly honest and written with great wit’
SALI HUGHES
‘Unique, painful, compelling’
AMY LIPTROT
‘Coming Undone is a beautiful, if uncomfortable, read and White writes with an unflinching, scalding frankness’
Irish Times
‘Written with power, love and heart, it’ll leave you wanting to read so much more by this extraordinary writer and woman’
Stylist
‘Raw, brutally honest and beautifully written, in Coming Undone Terri White describes the devastating damage done to her and its lasting impact on her mental health and wellbeing’
Sunday Express
‘Breathtaking . . . vibrant and visceral . . . The writing is so evocative, even funny at times, that you feel her pain, her hopelessness, and, ultimately, her remarkable strength of character. This is a book that gets into the marrow‘
SUSANNAH CAHALAN
‘A raw and uncompromising book that is as compelling as it is distressing . . . incredible . . . [White's] memoir reads like a manifesto for survival’
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Terri White Coming Undone Summary
To everyone else, Terri White appeared to be living the dream, named one of Folio's Top Women in US Media and accruing further awards for the magazines she was editing. In reality, she was rapidly skidding towards a mental health crisis that would land her in a locked. Coming Undone is Terri's story of her unravelling, and her precarious journey back from a life in pieces. White's life has been one of suffering, loss and despair, but also one of survival, love and hope. She is now a mother and still a tentpole for women looking to succeed in the publishing industry no matter what. That fact alone makes 'Coming Undone' a most remarkable and rewarding read. ‘ Coming Undone by Terri White is possibly the most affecting, moving memoir I've ever read. Painful and exquisite, her writing about how childhood trauma shaped. Coming Undone is Terri's documentation of her unravelling, and her precarious navigation back from a life in pieces.