What is it like to be confined to a psychiatric ward against your will? love lay down beside me and we wept is a memoir of the part of my life when I was sectioned under the Mental Health Act. It is dark, raw, and sometimes funny, and lots of nice things have been said about it. Available to pre-order now. UK/Europe publication 20/02/2025, US/Canada 01/04/2025.
A classic in the making. Helen writes about her experience with such tender clarity and subtlety that the unbearable becomes somehow bearable. The result is not just helpful; it’s a radiant work of art.
John Mitchinson
To judge for yourself, read an excerpt here.
My debut novel The Backstreets of Purgatory was published by Unbound in 2018. Caravaggio pitches up in modern day Glasgow and all hell breaks loose.
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Unbound, 12 July 2018, ISBN 978-1-78352-555-3, Hardback.
Helen Murray Taylor 