After the Storm
Postnatal Depression and the Utter Weirdness of New Motherhood
$19.54
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
2 August 2022
Summary
An Unmissable Memoir for Summer 2021, Stylist A Hot Summer Book, Refinery29
‘I am so grateful for this beautiful, honest book. It has helped me immeasurably’ - Pandora Sykes ‘I loved this book’ - Clover Stroud ‘Totally relatable … had me laughing and crying in equal measures’ - Christie Watson
Six months after the birth of her son, Emma Jane Unsworth finds herself in the eye of a storm. Nothing - from pregnancy to birth and beyond - has gone as she expected. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781788166553 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1788166558 |
| Author: | Emma Jane Unsworth |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Wellcome Collection |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 2 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 130g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 128mm x 196mm |
Critics Review
‘A beautifully-written, raw - and totally relatable - account of new motherhood that had me laughing and crying in equal measures. Emma Jane Unsworth is the real deal’ - CHRISTIE WATSON
‘This is a brave and important work. Unsworth is unflinchingly honest about her experiences, and her beautiful, hilarious, clever writing elevates her story into something universal … I loved this book’ - CLOVER STROUD
‘Puts into language an experience almost impossible to describe; I am so grateful for this beautiful, honest book. It has helped me immeasurably’ - PANDORA SYKES
‘An excellent book. Truth and power and lots of LOLs too. I loved it. Emma Jane Unsworth is a wonder’ - AMY LIPTROT
‘This book is truly brilliant. Packed with intense bursts of knowledge, understanding and humour. Unsworth’s style is so direct and approachable, this book is the best company for anyone going through the loneliness and isolation of new motherhood. This book will make new mums feel accompanied, which is the most sacred thing’ - JENN ASHWORTH
Emma Jane Unsworth
Emma Jane Unsworth is an award-winning novelist and screenwriter. Her first novel, Animals, was adapted into a major motion picture for which Unsworth wrote the screenplay. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019. She also writes for television and various magazines. Her latest novel, Adults, has been heralded as ‘hilarious’ (Dolly Alderton), ‘tender’ (Jessie Burton), and ‘dazzling’ (Marian Keyes) and is a Sunday Times bestseller.
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