Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression - Softcover

Shields, Brooke

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1401308465 ISBN 13: 9781401308469

Publisher: Hyperion - Acquired Assets, 2006

Synopsis

In her bestselling memoir, now in paperback, Brooke Shields shares with the world her deeply personal experience with postpartum depression

When Brooke Shields welcomed her newborn daughter to the world, her joyful expectations were quickly followed by something unexpected--a crippling depression. In what is sure to strike a chord with the millions of women who suffer from depression after childbirth, Brooke Shields shares how she, too, battled a condition that is widely misunderstood, despite the fact that it affects many new mothers. She discusses the illness in the context of her life, including her struggle to get pregnant, the high expectations she had for herself and that others placed on her as a new mom, and the role of her husband, friends, and family as she struggled to attain her maternal footing in the midst of a disabling depression.

Ultimately, Brooke shares how she found a way out through talk therapy, medication, and time.

About this title

Review:

A surprisingly honest book ... [a] touching, sometimes uncomfortable, account of a common and heartbreaking condition -- Good Housekeeping June 2005

This brave and honest book should be a consolation to any woman who finds herself suffering from postnatal depression. -- Mail on Sunday, May 15th 2005

About the Author:

Brooke Shields has starred in many feature films, including Pretty Baby, Blue Lagoon, and Black and White. She earned critical acclaim on Broadway for The Vagina Monologues and Cabaret, among other shows. She earned a People's Choice Award and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Suddenly Susan. Brooke continues to lend aid to issues involving children's welfare and education, and has established Hands of Change, an organization which benefits young women.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hyperion - Acquired Assets
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1401308465
• ISBN 13: 9781401308469
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240