{"product_id":"halfway-heaven-diary-of-a-harvard-murder-9780452280076","title":"Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder","description":"In May, 1995, a photograph and an anonymous note arrived at \u003ci\u003eThe Harvard Crimson\u003c\/i\u003e \"Keep this picture. There will soon be a very juicy story involving this woman.\" Soon afterwards, Sinedu Tadesse stabbed her roommate, Trang Phuong Ho, to death, and then hanged herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis riveting book recounts the stories of these women, whose admission to Harvard was \"halfway heaven,\" a bridge to the American dream after lives of hardship. Sinedu grew up under communist tyranny in Ethiopia, while Trang was born in a Vietnamese forced labor camp, and fled the country with her father and sister to end up on welfare in Boston. Despite their similarities, the two were never friends; Trang was friendly and outgoing, while Sinedu, awkward and shy, had trouble adjusting to a culture vastly different from her own. Drawing upon her astonishing diaries, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Thernstrom, a Harvard graduate herself, reconstructs Sinedu's inner life to reveal a girl struggling against isolation and depression. The book reveals Harvard as an institution ill-equipped to deal with mental illness on campus that apparently cared more for its reputation than for its student body. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brilliant synthesis of cultural analysis, psychological study, and first-rate investigative journalism, \u003ci\u003eHalfway Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting exploration of the power of profound loneliness and an expose of one of America's most distinguished universities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie Thernstrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.30w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452280076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelanie Thernstrom\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and creative writing teacher, and the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Girl \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHalfway Heaven.\u003c\/i\u003e A native of Boston, she graduated from Harvard University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43334007062643,"sku":"9.78045E+12","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_027c8d40-9cb3-4aa2-b5f0-6e809e6d3ab9.jpg?v=1754659073","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/halfway-heaven-diary-of-a-harvard-murder-9780452280076","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}