I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Author:Joanne Greenberg (As Hannah Green) "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" is the story of a sixteen-year-old girl who retreats from reality into the bondage of an imaginary kingdom. It is a beautifully written novel that tells of her momentous struggle, aided by a brilliant psychiatrist, to regain the real world. It is an eloquent novel about mental illness, one that makes a poigna... more »nt plea for compassion and understanding.« less