Blood Orange Night
Book • 2022
Melissa Bond's 'Blood Orange Night' is a memoir recounting her descent into benzodiazepine dependence after severe insomnia in pregnancy and the subsequent long, destabilizing withdrawal.
The book blends narrative journalism and lyrical reflection as she describes impacts on her body, relationships, and work.
Bond details attempts to taper, the lack of adequate clinical support, and the social misunderstandings surrounding prescription dependence.
Her account has been recognized for its candid, vulnerable portrayal of a common but often hidden medical problem.
The memoir was published by Simon & Schuster and noted by The New York Times as one of the best audiobooks of 2022.
The book blends narrative journalism and lyrical reflection as she describes impacts on her body, relationships, and work.
Bond details attempts to taper, the lack of adequate clinical support, and the social misunderstandings surrounding prescription dependence.
Her account has been recognized for its candid, vulnerable portrayal of a common but often hidden medical problem.
The memoir was published by Simon & Schuster and noted by The New York Times as one of the best audiobooks of 2022.
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