I Never Promised You A Rose Garden

The ground-breaking cult classic about a young woman"'s battle with schizophreniaWith a Foreword by Esme Weijun Wang and an Afterword by the author"'She fought them with her head and her teeth while the restraints were being tied, trying, doglike, to bite herself"'Sixteen-year-old Deborah"'s identity is shattering, as she retreats further and further from the "'normal"' world into her imaginary kingdom of Yr, a fantastical inner refuge both lush and horrifying. Sent to a psychiatric hospital, she must, with the help of a gifted psychiatrist, try to find a way back. Joanne Greenberg"'s fictionalized autobiography became a global bestseller on publication in 1964, and remains a wrenching account of mental illness. "'A rare and wonderful insight into the dark kingdom of the mind"' Chicago Tribune"'Marvellous ... a courage that is sometimes breathtaking"' The New York Times Book Review