Fascinating' - Stylist magazine 'Addictively page-turning' - The Telegraph ''Surprising
thoughtful and deeply personal.' - Pandora Sykes Sociopath: A Memoir is at once a jaw-dropping
tale of a life lived on the edge of the law and a moving account of one woman's battle to gain
a deeper understanding of people who like her are sociopaths. '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.'
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. While 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? 'She is compelling like a movie character - a sociopath who's beautiful warm and
funny articulate and charming' - The Guardian 'A heart-rending account of a lonely child
growing up into a lonely adult misunderstood and unable to connect with people' - iNews
