{"product_id":"men-have-called-her-crazy-a-memoir-9781668032343","title":"Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e*\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis so many things I didn't know I needed: a testament to the work of healing, a raw howl of anger, and an indictment of misogyny's insipid, predictable, infuriating reign.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Carmen Maria Machado, author of the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eHer Body and Other Parties \u003c\/i\u003eand the Lambda Literary Award winner \u003ci\u003eIn the Dream House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA powerful memoir that reckons with mental health as well as the insidious ways men impact the lives of women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn early 2021, popular artist Anna Marie Tendler checked herself into a psychiatric hospital following a year of crippling anxiety, depression, and self-harm. Over two weeks, she underwent myriad psychological tests, participated in numerous therapy sessions, connected with fellow patients and experienced profound breakthroughs, such as when a doctor noted, \"There is a you \u003ci\u003einside \u003c\/i\u003ethat feels invisible to those looking at you from the outside.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMen Have Called Her Crazy\u003c\/i\u003e, Tendler recounts her hospital experience as well as pivotal moments in her life that preceded and followed. As the title suggests, many of these moments are impacted by men: unrequited love in high school; the twenty-eight-year-old she lost her virginity to when she was sixteen; the frustrations and absurdities of dating in her mid-thirties; and her decision to freeze her eggs as all her friends were starting families. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This stunning literary self-portrait examines the unreasonable expectations and pressures women face in the 21st century. Yet overwhelming and despairing as that can feel, Tendler ultimately offers a message of hope. Early in her stay in the hospital, she says, \"My wish for myself is that one day I'll reach a place where I can face hardship without trying to destroy myself.\" By the end of the book, she fulfills that wish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Marie Tendler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668032343","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44147009388589,"sku":"9781668032343","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_5596d33b-6966-4d46-a0e7-581f48fc67a8.jpg?v=1757181215","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/men-have-called-her-crazy-a-memoir-9781668032343","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}