{"product_id":"9781668032343","title":"Men Have Called Her Crazy","description":"\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\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 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.”\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\u003eThis 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.","brand":"Anna Marie Tendler","offers":[{"title":"Simon \u0026amp; Schuster |  Hardback  |  2024-08-13","offer_id":45348964172031,"sku":"9781668032343","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_86ae942e-38ef-4b6d-8524-dabd1bb194de.jpg?v=1714237778","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781668032343","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}