Phoenix Flame

When Jay Slyzer was fifteen years old, he rode his bike into the hills behind his Utah home, doused himself with gasoline from salvaged Powerade bottles, and set himself on fire. Phoenix Flame is Jay's personal account of how he came to be on that lonely hill that October evening and how he fought his way to recovery and hope in its aftermath. He writes with unflinching candor about the mental illness that almost destroyed him and his painful journey from ashes to phoenix wings. A...
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When Jay Slyzer was fifteen years old, he rode his bike into the hills behind his Utah home, doused himself with gasoline from salvaged Powerade bottles, and set himself on fire. Phoenix Flame is Jay's personal account of how he came to be on that lonely hill that October evening and how he fought his way to recovery and hope in its aftermath. He writes with unflinching candor about the mental illness that almost destroyed him and his painful journey from ashes to phoenix wings. A narrative that is in turn disturbing, witty, and inspiring, Phoenix Flame will uproot any narrow perceptions about mental illness and give hope to those who suffer.