EAN: 9780241563427

PENGUIN MODERN CLASSICS I NEVER PROMISED YOU ...

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

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