{"product_id":"men-have-called-her-crazy-a-memoir-9781668032350b","title":"Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn “evocative and devastating” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir that reckons with mental health as well as the insidious ways men impact the lives of women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 a myriad of 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\u003e that feels invisible to those looking at you from the outside.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA “stunning self portrait of a woman trying to make sense of the misogyny and sexism she has faced throughout her life” (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eMen Have Called Her Crazy \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the unreasonable expectations and pressures women face in the 21st century. It is an “original portrait of a woman who’s reached the apex of her rage against the patriarchy, a field guide to contemporary mental health practices, and a moving testament to the possibility of growth and healing” (\u003ci\u003eW Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e). 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 this book, she fulfills that wish.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e“This book is 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.” —Carmen Maria Machado, author of the National Book Award finalist \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eHer Body and Other Parties\u003c\/span\u003e and the Lambda Literary Award winner In the \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDream House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42870517006416,"sku":"9781668032350B","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781668032350-l.jpg?v=1785879361","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/men-have-called-her-crazy-a-memoir-9781668032350b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}