{"product_id":"girl-interrupted-susanna-kaysen-9780679746041","title":"Girl, Interrupted","description":"\u003cb\u003e30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - 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. Her memoir of the next two years is a \"poignant, honest ... triumphantly funny ... and heartbreaking story\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ward for teenage girls in the McLean psychiatric hospital was as renowned for its famous clientele--Sylvia Plath, Robert Lowell, James Taylor, and Ray Charles--as 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirl, Interrupted\u003c\/i\u003e is a clear-sighted, unflinching document that gives lasting and specific dimension to our definitions of sane and insane, mental illness and recovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susanna Kaysen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679746048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679746041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e36631 \/ Girl, Interrupted\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/1994","brand":"Susanna Kaysen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43968711917823,"sku":"9780679746041","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ac67fbf8-7ed3-4eaf-89fd-1ef587dad75c.jpg?v=1682624426","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/girl-interrupted-susanna-kaysen-9780679746041","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}