At eighteen, Susanna Kaysen sat with a psychiatrist she had never met before. After a twenty-minute session, she was sent to McLean Hospital, a psychiatric institution renowned for both its famous patients and its controversial treatments.
For the next two years, Susanna lived in a world that blurred the line between sanity and madness. Surrounded by unforgettable fellow patients and overseen by staff who held their futures in their hands, she navigated the contradictions of mental illness, recovery, and a society eager to diagnose what it doesn’t understand.
Now in its 30th Anniversary Edition, Girl, Interrupted is a raw, honest, and deeply affecting memoir that challenges how we define sanity. A modern classic, this unforgettable book continues to resonate with readers decades after its first publication.
