Girl, Interrupted book by Susanna Kaysen
By Susanna KaysenGirl, Interrupted book by Susanna Kaysen
In 1967, after a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was sent to McLean Hospital, where she spent most of the next two years on the ward for teenage girls in a psychiatric hospital renowned for its famous clientele--Sylvia Plath, Robert Lowell, James Taylor, Ray Charles--and for its progressive methods of treating those who could afford its sanctuary. Kaysen's memoir encompasses horror and razor-edged perception while providing vivid portraits of her fellow patients and their keepers. It is a brilliant evocation of a "parallel universe" set within the kaleidoscopically shifting landscape of the late sixties. Girl, Interrupted gives lasting and specific dimension to our definitions of sane and insane, mental illness and recovery.
Book details
- 170 pages
- English
- 0679423664
- 9780679423669
About Susanna Kaysen
susanna kaysen (born november 11, 1948) is an american author, best known for her 1993 memoir girl, interrupted.kaysen was born and raised in cambridge, ma Read More about Susanna Kaysen
More Books By Susanna Kaysen
People who bought this also bought
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor book by David S. Landes
New Book
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done book by Peter F. Drucker
New Book
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
New Book
The End of Average: How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness book by Todd Rose
New Book
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing book by Burton G. Malkiel
New Book
Future Rich : The People, Companies, and Industries Creating America's Next Fortunes
Used Book
The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma book by Mustafa Suleyman
New Book
Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman book by Malidoma Patrice Some
New Book
But What Will People Say: Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love, and Family Between Cultures book by Sahaj Kaur Kohli
New Book
Get Smart!: How to Think and Act Like the Most Successful and Highest-Paid People in Every Field book by Brian Tracy
New Book
Pegasus: The Story of the World's Most Dangerous Spyware book by Laurent Richard
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World book by Anand Giridharadas
New Book
Left for Dead: The Untold Story of the Tragic 1979 Fastnet Race book by Nick Ward , Sinead O'Brien
Used Book
Disneyland's Hidden Mickeys: A Field Guide to Disneyland Resort's Best-Kept Secrets
Used Book
Do Humankind's Best Days Lie Ahead?: The Munk Debates by Steven Pinker
New Book
The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent book by Esther Hicks , Jerry Hicks
New Book
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users book by Guy Kawasaki
New Book
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
New Book
Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama book by Dalai Lama XIV
Used Book