# Torn Apart

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- Book: [Torn Apart](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-patterson/torn-apart) ([Torn Apart.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-patterson/torn-apart.md))
- Authors: [James Patterson](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-patterson)
- Publisher: arrow
- ISBN: 978-00-9952-284-3
- Pages: 304
- Published: 2009-09-10
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Cory Friedman was an ordinary fun-loving little boy. But one fateful March morning in 1989, the course of Cory's life changed dramatically. It started with an irresistible urge to shake his head; before long, overtaken by physical urges, tics and compulsions, his body became a volatile, explosive and unpredictable force. Cory had developed a rare combination of Tourette's syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorder and other neurological conditions. The life he knew had been torn apart and his family were left watching him suffer. Desperate to help and hopeful of a cure, they embarked on a fifteen-year struggle which took them beyond breaking point.