Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman's Journey Through Depression

Meri Nana Danquah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 039334875X ISBN 13: 9780393348750

Verlag: W W NORTON & CO, 1998

Críticas:

"Absorbing and inspirational . . . A vividly textured flower of a memoir that will surely stand as one of the finest to come along in years."
--The Washington Post

"Meri Danquah has written an important and moving memoir. She describes beautifully her experiences with depression and provides a unique and compelling account of her life. Willow Weep for Me is not only a lovely book, it is a powerful one."
--DR. KAY REDFIELD JAMISON
Author of An Unquiet Mind

"SEDUCTIVE, LYRICAL, DESCRIPTIVE PROSE . . . Miss Danquah and the other black women, whose lives she charts in her book, have decided they can't wait to be rescued. . . . They have embraced each other and begun to seek healing. . . . Willow Weep for Me is a powerful lens."
--Washington Times

"A very important text. Danquah has shed light on a serious problem within the African American community. Her memoir might just save a few lives."
--E. ETHELBERT MILLER
Director, African American Resource Center,
Howard University

Reseña del editor:

Examines the author's personal struggle with depression, the hidden roots of her illness, the effect it had on her life, and her ability to cope with the disease.