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Poppy Shakespeare / Clare Allan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Bloomsbury, 2007.Description: 341 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780747585848 (pbk.) :
  • 0747585849 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823.92 ALL
LOC classification:
  • PR6101
Contents:
Welcome to the Dorothy Fish, a hospital in North London. N has been a patient for 13 yrs. Day after day she sits smoking in the common room and swapping medication. Like the other patients, N\'s ambition is never to be discharged. Then in walks Poppy Shakespeare in a short skirt and snakeskin heels. Poppy is certain she isn\'t mentally ill and desperate to retun to her life outside and, though baffled, N agrees to help her. But in a world where everything\'s upside down, are they crazy enough to upset the system?
Summary: When Poppy Shakespeare walks into the Dorothy Fish Day Hospital in her six-inch skirt & 12-inch heels, she is certain she isn't mentally ill & is desperate to return to her life outside. Together with another patient, Poppy plots to gain freedom. But in a world where everything's upside-down, is she crazy enough to upset the system?
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 823.92 ALL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 203076
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 823.92 ALL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 203077

Originally published: 2006.

Welcome to the Dorothy Fish, a hospital in North London. N has been a patient for 13 yrs. Day after day she sits smoking in the common room and swapping medication. Like the other patients, N\'s ambition is never to be discharged. Then in walks Poppy Shakespeare in a short skirt and snakeskin heels. Poppy is certain she isn\'t mentally ill and desperate to retun to her life outside and, though baffled, N agrees to help her. But in a world where everything\'s upside down, are they crazy enough to upset the system?

When Poppy Shakespeare walks into the Dorothy Fish Day Hospital in her six-inch skirt & 12-inch heels, she is certain she isn't mentally ill & is desperate to return to her life outside. Together with another patient, Poppy plots to gain freedom. But in a world where everything's upside-down, is she crazy enough to upset the system?

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