"Jean Marc Ah-Sen, Liz Harmer, Sophie McCreesh, and Fawn Parker explore struggles in psychological crisis. With humour and agility moving through dark themes, this quartet of novellas asks subtle questions about the social construction of self and the perception of mental illness. What is considered sane and why is self-disgust so powerful? How much is mental well-being determined by accepted understandings of success and failure? And how do biological and environmental stressors contribute to the construction of mental illness -- its perception and manifestation?"-- Provided by publisher.