About The Book
'This brave and moving memoir challenges all the cliches about mental illness ... Allwho know the pain of depression will find the book immensely useful, and so willtheir friends and relations' Sunday TimesShoot the Damn Dog blasts the stigma of depression as a character flaw and confrontsthe illness Winston Churchill called 'the black dog', a condition that humiliates,punishes and isolates its sufferers. It is a personal account of a journey through severedepression as well as being a practical book, suggesting ideas about what might help.With its raw, understated eloquence, it will speak volumes to anyone whose life hasbeen haunted by depression, as well as offering help and understanding to thosewhose loved ones suffer from this difficult illness.This updated edition includes a beautiful and moving afterword by Sally Brampton'sdaughter, Molly Powell, following her mother's death in 2016.
About The Author
Sally Brampton began her career at Vogue before moving to the Observer as fashioneditor. She launched Elle in the UK, which she edited for five years before leaving towrite full time. She wrote a television documentary and a screenplay, published fournovels and wrote extensively for all the major national newspapers and magazines,including a weekly column on emotional issues for the Sunday Times. She died in2016.
About The Book 'This brave and moving memoir challenges all the cliches about mental illness ... Allwho know the pain of depression will find the book immensely useful, and so willtheir friends and relations' Sunday TimesShoot the Damn Dog blasts the stigma of depression as a character flaw and confrontsthe illness Winston Churchill called 'the black dog', a condition that humiliates,punishes and isolates its sufferers. It is a personal account of a journey through severedepression as well as being a practical book, suggesting ideas about what might help.With its raw, understated eloquence, it will speak volumes to anyone whose life hasbeen haunted by depression, as well as offering help and understanding to thosewhose loved ones suffer from this difficult illness.This updated edition includes a beautiful and moving afterword by Sally Brampton'sdaughter, Molly Powell, following her mother's death in 2016. About The Author Sally Brampton began her career at Vogue before moving to the Observer as fashioneditor. She launched Elle in the UK, which she edited for five years before leaving towrite full time. She wrote a television documentary and a screenplay, published fournovels and wrote extensively for all the major national newspapers and magazines,including a weekly column on emotional issues for the Sunday Times. She died in2016.
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