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In 1967, after a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was put in a taxi and sent to McLean Hospital to be treated for depression. 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 and Ray Charles. A clear-sighted, unflinching work that provokes questions about our definitions of sane and insane, Kaysen's extraordinary memoir encompasses horror and razor-edged perception while providing vivid portraits of her fellow patients and their keepers.

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PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group

ISBN-139781860497926

eBay Product ID (ePID)87858817

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Publication Year2000

Book TitleGirl, Interrupted

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

GenreBiographies & True Stories

AuthorSusanna Kaysen

FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height207 mm

Item Weight158 g

Item Width152 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorSusanna Kaysen

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by silverose-6667
29 Apr, 2017
Girl, Interrupted. Excellent book
A very enjoyable read especially if you have seen the film. The film itself does not give the full story and also adds things differently. The writing itself is very disorganised in the time line. I beleive this to be what I enjoyed about it. A borderline typically has disorganised patterns of behaviour and ways of thinking so its only right that the book gives that true feeling of this disorganised way of life. Talking from experience it was almost a breakthrough to see what I can't say written on paper. I did not put it down and infact I wish it were longer. I actually wanted to know more. A very good example of writing from a very talented lady. I would like my family to read it so that they have some kind of idea of the way My own mind works. I would even say it's a book that you could read over and over again. The more you read it the more you can comprehend about the vast differences in the way a borderline perceives the world. Loved it.
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by kamcn-7389
15 Oct, 2021
awesome book
my favourite movie and ive always wanted the book.. loved it thanks so much
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by felicitkempste-0
24 Jun, 2025
Very happy. Slightly creased cover but t...
Very happy. Slightly creased cover but that is to be expected with second hand books. Thank you.
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by 22chaoswoman
16 Jul, 2023
Great book
Bought for my granddaughter on her request, she is happy with the purchase
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by lindaafflick
28 May, 2024
mpy favarite purfume been using it for 30 years
mpy favarite purfume been using it for 30 years
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by suz1-38
19 Jun, 2019
Book
A good way to buy books rather than paying full price, would recommend
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by bethanyshipman26
10 Apr, 2019
Perfect Book
So content with my purchase exceeded my expectations
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by woolm_emm
22 May, 2024
Perfect thanks
Perfect thanks
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by lucy_bridg
13 Jan, 2017
Wonderful
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by dimnd_eyes
12 Feb, 2018
Brillaint
5 stars!
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