Sociopath: A Memoir

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Read by the author, Patric Gagne.

'Your friends would probably describe me as nice. But guess what? I can't stand your friends. I'm a liar. I'm a thief. I'm highly manipulative. I don't care what other people think. I'm capable of almost anything.'

Sociopath: A Memoir is at once a mesmerizing tale of a life lived on the edge of the law, a redemptive love story and a moving account of one woman's battle to create a place for herself and a deeper understanding of people who, like her, are sociopaths.

Ever since she was a small child, Patric Gagne knew she was different. Although she felt intense love for her family and her best friend, David, these connections were never enough to make her be 'good', or to reduce her feelings of apathy and frustration. As she grew older, her behaviour escalated from petty theft through to breaking and entering, stalking, and worse.

As an adult, Patric realized that she was a sociopath. Although she instantly connected with the official descriptions of sociopathy, she also knew they didn't tell the full story: she had a plan for her life, had nurtured close relationships and was doing her best (most of the time) to avoid harming others. As her darker impulses warred against her attempts to live a settled, loving life with her partner, Patric began to wonder - was there a way for sociopaths to integrate happily into society? And could she find it before her own behaviour went a step too far?

Critics Review

  • A surprising, thoughtful and deeply personal exploration of what it means to be a sociopath.

    Pandora Sykes

  • A fascinating memoir

    Stylist magazine

  • [A] remarkable and scandalously entertaining memoir … addictively page-turning book

    The Telegraph

  • She is compelling, like a movie character – a sociopath who’s beautiful, warm and funny, articulate and charming

    The Guardian

  • She [Patric Gagne] not only tells her extraordinary story , she also… urges us to be more understanding of sociopaths

    You Magazine

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