Hannah Green – I Never Promised You A Rose Garden – First US Edition 1964

Hannah Green - Rose Garden - First Edition

Hannah Green – I Never Promised You A Rose Garden – First US Edition 1964

£185.00

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£185.00

A first edition of ‘I Never Promised You A Rose Garden’ published by Holt, Rinehart, Winston in 1964. A near fine book (or better) without inscriptions in a very good gently browned dust wrapper which is clipped.

A semi-autobiographical novel about Deborah Blau, a teenager battling severe schizophrenia. The story follows her three-year struggle in a psychiatric hospital, where she moves between reality and an elaborate inner world called Yr. With the help of the compassionate Dr. Fried, based on psychiatrist Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, Deborah gradually confronts trauma and gains strength. The novel explores mental illness, resilience, stigma, and the difficult path toward healing.


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A first edition of ‘I Never Promised You A Rose Garden’ published by Holt, Rinehart, Winston in 1964. A near fine book (or better) without inscriptions in a very good gently browned dust wrapper which is clipped.

A semi-autobiographical novel about Deborah Blau, a teenager battling severe schizophrenia. The story follows her three-year struggle in a psychiatric hospital, where she moves between reality and an elaborate inner world called Yr. With the help of the compassionate Dr. Fried, based on psychiatrist Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, Deborah gradually confronts trauma and gains strength. The novel explores mental illness, resilience, stigma, and the difficult path toward healing.