I Never Promised You a Rose Garden - Joanne Greenberg

The ground-breaking cult classic about a young woman''s battle with schizophreniaWith a Foreword by Esmé 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