I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780451131362 (0451131363)
Publish date: March 1st 1965
Publisher: Signet
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Realistic Fiction,
Adult,
Health,
Contemporary,
Psychology,
Mental Health,
Mental Illness
A well written look at mental illness for YA.
A semi-autobiographical book about a sixteen year old schizophrenic girl who lives in her dark imaginary world. Her parents take her to a mental hospital where she stays for three years.
This was a powerful and painful reading experience and not something I would have naturally gravitated to on my own. I chose to read this upon the recommendation of my friend Lisa and I'm very glad I did. I have no idea what the author's history is but she did a marvelous job at getting inside the...
I highly recommend this book.
I highly recommend this book.
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