My Depression : A Picture Book - Softcover

Elizabeth Swados

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1609806042 ISBN 13: 9781609806040

Publisher: Seven Stories Press, 2015

Synopsis

A poignant look at one woman's fight with depression, which is by turns funny, tender, heart-breaking and uplifting and will resonate with all who have been affected by depression. Through expressively scrawled drawings and commentary, Elizabeth Swados gives the reader an intimate glance into the illness that controlled her life. She discusses the strained relationships, the side effects of anti-depressants and the everyday difficulty of getting out of bed and keeping going.

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Review:

&quotLife can be good for Swados: she tells us - in words and pictures - what she enjoys. This is no sad woman looking for sympathy but a vibrant, exciting personality who's a musician and author. She's suffered from depression, on and off, for most of her life... the story is told with humour and affection and it's an easy, engaging, but above all informative read." - --The Bookbag

About the Author:

Musical artist ELIZABETH SWADOS is the author of twelve children's books, four novels, two collections of poetry, a collection of short non-fiction, and two books on creating musical theater for young people. Perhaps best known for her Broadway and international hit Runaways, she has composed, written, and directed theater for over thirty years. Her works for theater include the Obie Award-winning Trilogy and Alice at the Palace. Swados also teaches full time in the drama department of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and has taught at The New School's Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts as a visiting artist. Her articles have been published in the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, and Vogue. Her other accolades include three Obie Awards, a Guggenheim Fellowship, Ford Fellowship, Helen Hayes Award, Lila Acheson Wallace award, and a Special International PEN Citation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Seven Stories Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1609806042
• ISBN 13: 9781609806040
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176