{"product_id":"hillbilly-gothic-a-memoir-of-madness-and-motherhood-paperback","title":"Hillbilly Gothic: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrienne Martini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"My family has a grand tradition. After a woman gives birth, she goes mad. I thought that I would be the one to escape.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So begins Adrienne Martini's candid, compelling, and darkly humorous history of her family's and her own experiences with depression and postpartum syndrome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Illuminating depression from the inside, Martini delves unflinchingly into her own breakdown and institutionalization and traces the multigenerational course of this devastating problem. Moving back and forth between characters and situations, she vividly portrays the isolation -- geographical and metaphorical -- of the Appalachia of her forebears and the Western Pennsylvania region where she grew up. She also weaves in the stories of other women, both contemporary and historic, who have dealt with postpartum depression in all its guises, from fleeting \"baby blues\" to full-blown psychosis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Serious as her subject is, Martini's narrative is unfailingly engaging and filled with witty, wry observations on the complications of new motherhood: \"It's like getting the best Christmas gift ever, but Santa decided to kick the crap out of you before you unwrapped it.\" New mothers and those who have struggled with parenthood -- whether or not they dealt with depression -- will find affirmation in this story of triumph, of escape from a difficult legacy, of hope for others, and of the courage to have another baby.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrienne Martini, a former editor for Knoxville, Tennessee's \u003ci\u003eMetro Pulse\u003c\/i\u003e, is an award-winning freelance writer and college teacher. Author of \u003ci\u003eHillbilly Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e, she lives in Oneonta, New York, with her husband and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.91 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48808628912376,"sku":"9780743272766","price":26.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/tNnnTBW-vu9780743272766.webp?v=1780534234","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/hillbilly-gothic-a-memoir-of-madness-and-motherhood-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}