Is There No Place on Earth for Me?
by Susan Sheehan
Buy on AmazonRecounts the lonely, harrowing life of a diagnosed schizophrenic, "Sylvia Frumkin", whose experience has included frequent hospitalizations from childhood on, bouts with insulin comas, electroshock treatments, and drug therapy.
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"I would want him to read “Is There No Place on Earth for Me?,” Susan Sheehan’s great nonfiction book about a young schizophrenic woman. It really conveys the grinding wheel of mental illness."
By the Book: David Sedaris · nytimes.com