--- product_id: 14254353 title: "Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder" brand: "melanie thernstrom" price: "161.91 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/14254353-halfway-heaven-diary-of-a-harvard-murder store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder **Brand:** melanie thernstrom **Price:** 161.91 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder by melanie thernstrom - **How much does it cost?** 161.91 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/14254353-halfway-heaven-diary-of-a-harvard-murder) ## Best For - melanie thernstrom enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted melanie thernstrom brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder ## Images ![Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41Fcx4UBpkL.jpg) ![Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41FmSkyCtjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sympathetic, Eerie, Sad and Worthwhile *by B***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2009* The best feature of Melanie Thernstrom's work is that she truly establishes Trang Ho and Sinedu Tadesse as separate individuals. This is both responsible and vital journalism because the murder-suicide left Trang forever linked with Sinedu in a manner that, as Thernstrom comprehensively illustrates, was gross revisionism from reality. Trang was not Sinedu's lover, not her best friend, not someone who deserved to be murdered for refusing to pretend to be either of those things in order to placate a deeply disturbed person, and showing that Trang was a brilliant, complicated person in her own right is a great service to both her memory and her living friends and family. But Thernstrom also shows why Sinedu had so many psychological and social problems that she couldn't overcome (and kudos to the author for including the 1992 sequence where Sinedu tries to enter a creative writing class taught by her, and Thernstrom proceeds to blow her off and later admits she felt better to be away from Sinedu's presence; this is the kind of unflattering honesty more non-fiction writers would benefit from allowing) and makes it clear that many people failed her, to the extent that they could have helped before her psyche melted down inside her. For the rest of the book in no particular order: Sinedu's family are contemptible, Harvard's handling of mentally ill students is pathetic but unfortunately didn't seem even at the time to be unusually incompetent in the college area, some of the material tying in other Harvard criminal matters to this case doesn't really fit into the book's larger issues, and Thao is one of the most heroic women ever in print. 4/5. ### ⭐⭐ Harvard a good school??? *by K***3 on Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2001* Enen though I read this book in only two days, I felt that it read more long an extremely long newpaper article and not a book at all. I felt that it lacked detail and emotion. I felt that most of the book looked back on Harvard itself and it's History of covering up things and looking the other way and only offering a deaf ear when it comes to the murder/suicide or the other suicides before. I can understand how lost sinedu must have felt, but murder and suicide, she must have really lost her mind and been in a deep, deep depression. The one thing that I did make sure was to make a mental note that I will not allow my chilrden to go to Harvard EVER!!! I wouldn't care if they got a full, free scholership. I would rather work hard everyday to put my child in a different school. Harvard just seems to crooked in its ways. The seem more interested in keeping their reputation in check, than the walefare of their students. How sad. I think if every Harvard student were to read this book and see just how crooked Harvard can be and that they only care about them selves, I bet they will all transfew out. If it wasn't for all the students their wouldn't be no Harvard. You can bet this is one book Harvard isn't offering in the school library. If you are looking into colleges or have children that will someday this book is a good way to learn avout Harvard that isn't on the brochure and they deffiently wont be confessing. Halfway Heaven Diary of a Harvard Murder (doesn't exactly read like a diary either) is not like the true crime books that I read daily, but it will make you think about who your friends are, your roomates are, and the school you attent. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars *by P***E on Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2017* I remember when this happened, but didn't know anything abpout it. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/14254353-halfway-heaven-diary-of-a-harvard-murder](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/14254353-halfway-heaven-diary-of-a-harvard-murder) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-05-21*