Good Greek Girl: From the Halls of Harvard to the Beds of the Psych Ward by Maria Katsonis

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Ex library book with stickers, stamps and protective plastic covering. Book is clean and binding is very good.

Did you hear the one about the good Greek girl who walked into a tattoo parlour to celebrate the anniversary of her discharge from a psych hospital? No? Well, that’s not surprising because it’s not a joke, there is no punch line. It’s a true story about Maria Katsonis, the good Greek girl who grew up above her parents’ milk bar and shared a bedroom with her yiayia.

That is until university when she discovered her rebellious side and her true sexuality. Summoning the courage to come out as a lesbian to her Greek Orthodox family and community, Maria was not met with love and support but was ostracised. Embracing her imposed independence, Maria became your typical type-A over-achiever. Furthering her studies later in life, Maria graduated from Harvard University with a Masters degree. Little did she know, in five years' time, Maria would be alone on a bed in a white psych ward fighting for her life.

The Good Greek Girl will make you laugh, cry, gasp and smile, written with the honesty Maria’s story deserves, and the elegance and craft expected from such an inspiring public intellectual.