This book is a unique and highly personal account of the months leading up to a young woman's suicide, based on unprecedented access to the diary that chronicled the last year of her life. Katie's Diary combines the intimate words of the suicide victim alongside in-depth analysis of the diary by a diverse collection of leading scholars from fields ranging from suicidology, linguistics, women's studies, and Jungian psychology. Distinctive in its approach and universal in its appeal, this book brings us closer to understanding the mystery of suicide. Book jacket.