Girl, interrupted

About “Girl, interrupted”

In 1967, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was sent to McLean Hospital after a session with a psychiatrist she had never met. She spent most of the next two years in a ward for teenage girls. The hospital was known for its famous patients, including Sylvia Plath, Robert Lowell, James Taylor, and Ray Charles, as well as its progressive treatment methods. Kaysen's memoir describes her time there with sharp observation and emotional depth, offering portraits of her fellow patients and staff. It captures the atmosphere of the late sixties and explores the boundaries between sanity and insanity. Girl, Interrupted is a direct and honest account of mental illness and the process of recovery.