When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to self-destructive behavior and paralyzing depression that reflects an entire generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations.
Keywords: 1990s , based-on-novel-or-book , based-on-true-story , borderline-personality-disorder , degradation-of-lifestyle , depression , harvard-university , lou-reed , mental-illness , therapy , writer , young-adult