In the summer of 1985 William Styron was overtaken by persistent insomnia & a troubling sense of malaise
- the first signs of a deep depression that would engulf his life & leave him on the brink of suicide. Darkness Visible takes us on an unprecedented journey into the realm of madness. It is an intimate portrait of the agony of Styrons ordeal as well as a probing look at an illness that affects millions but is still widely misunderstood. Through his remarkable candour & powers of description comes a true understanding of the anguish of a desperate mind. Darkness Visible is a bold & an ultimately uplifting exploration of depressions dark reality.