Mary Jane Ward (220 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Shelf wear. Tanning along fore edges and pages. Rubbing and fading to boards. Bumping along edges of boards. Spine creases.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf wear. Tanning along fore edges and pages. Rubbing and fading to boards. Bumping along edges of boards. Spine creases.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A 75th anniversary edition of the landmark novel that forever changed the way we think about mental illness and its treatmentDo you hear voices? Virginia Stuart Cunningham, a journalist and novelist with a wicked sense of humor, is sitting on a park bench waiting for her husband when an intrusive stranger begins to pester her with nonsensical questions. Is he mad? Or is she? So begins this brilliant literary exploration of mental illness, a novel that asks us to reconsider what counts as sanity in a crazy world. Suffering a breakdown in 1941, thirty-five-year-old novelist Mary Jane Ward was diagnosed, or perhaps misdiagnosed, with schizophrenia and committed to a psychiatric hospital in upstate New York. From that horrific experience came this gripping story.Inspiration for the 1948 film starring Olivia de Havilland, The Snake Pit sparked important investigative journalism and state legislation to reform the care and treatment of people with mental illness. It belongs in the company of Sylvia Plaths The Bell Jar and Ken Keseys One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nesttwo books it influenced.This authoritative Library of America edition includes an afterword by Wards cousin, Larry Lockridge, and a Reading Group Guide featuring additional material about Ward and the real-life roots of the novel. A patient at Juniper Hill, a mental institution, novelist Virginia Cunningham's only ties to the outside world is through her husband. Virginia's unreliable observations of the patients and staff at Juniper Hill reveal the complexity of her mental state. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book Club Edition. Green cl., silver lettering on black patch on green backstr. Dj. unclipped, damp stain to bottom edge, edges chipped, repaired tear to front top hinge of dj. Name on ffep. 313pp.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Stain on the boards. Previous owner's gift inscription on the front free page. Text is clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery. …

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition; First Printing. cloth edge rubbed; nameplate on inside board; dj chipped and worn with a large chunk by spine fmc2%262D.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. SOFT COVER IN NEAR FINE CONDITION.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Significant damage due to wetness. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is very loose. Some pages are falling out. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library. …

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. This book does not have its original spine or covers. It has been re-bound by a library. It is being sold as a reading copy. Former library book. Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. The hinges have been meanded preserving the original covers and spine. Minimal shelfwear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.…

Paperback. reprint. 1182 good, creases, damp mark paperback.

192pp. ".a beautiful women's plunge into the nightmare world of the mentally ill and her agonizing climb back to health and freedom." From the golden era of exploitative novels filled with women's madness and innuendo. D1887. Paperback. Shelfwear. Very good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A 75th anniversary edition of the landmark novel that forever changed the way we think about mental illness and its treatment Do you hear voices? Virginia Stuart Cunningham, a journalist and novelist with a wicked sense of humor, is sitting on a park bench waiting for her husband when an intrusive stranger begins to pester her with nonsensical questions. Is he mad? Or is she? So begins this brilliant literary exploration of mental illness, a novel that asks us to reconsider what counts as sanity in a crazy world.  Suffering a breakdown in 1941, thirty-five-year-old novelist Mary Jane Ward was diagnosed, or perhaps misdiagnosed, with schizophrenia and committed to a psychiatric hospital in upstate New York. From that horrific experience came this gripping story. Inspiration for the 1948 film starring Olivia de Havilland, The Snake Pit sparked important investigative journalism and state legislation to reform the care and treatment of people with mental illness. It belongs in the company of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar and Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest--two books it influenced. This authoritative Library of America edition includes an afterword by Ward's cousin, Larry Lockridge, and a Reading Group Guide featuring additional material about Ward and the real-life roots of the novel.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good condition book, no DJ. [0903].

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition; First Printing. cloth edge rubbed; nameplate on inside board; dj chipped and worn with a large chunk by spine fmc2%262D.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Printing. Has DJ.

Condition: New.

Paper Back. Condition: Good.

Paperback. reprint. 1182 very good, creases paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. #1182, Feb., 5th Printing. 188pp. Light wear, slight lean. Photos on request. Size: Mass Market.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A 75th anniversary edition of the landmark novel that forever changed the way we think about mental illness and its treatment Do you hear voices? Virginia Stuart Cunningham, a journalist and novelist with a wicked sense of humor, is sitting on a park bench waiting for her husband when an intrusive stranger begins to pester her with nonsensical questions. Is he mad? Or is she? So begins this brilliant literary exploration of mental illness, a novel that asks us to reconsider what counts as sanity in a crazy world.  Suffering a breakdown in 1941, thirty-five-year-old novelist Mary Jane Ward was diagnosed, or perhaps misdiagnosed, with schizophrenia and committed to a psychiatric hospital in upstate New York. From that horrific experience came this gripping story. Inspiration for the 1948 film starring Olivia de Havilland, The Snake Pit sparked important investigative journalism and state legislation to reform the care and treatment of people with mental illness. It belongs in the company of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar and Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest--two books it influenced. This authoritative Library of America edition includes an afterword by Ward's cousin, Larry Lockridge, and a Reading Group Guide featuring additional material about Ward and the real-life roots of the novel.…