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Scottish BookCheer Up Love : Adventures in depression with the Crab of Hate (Paperback)
Author: Susan Calman
£12.95
Scotland
A witty, deeply personal memoir about living with depression - as written by a comedian who names her illness “the Crab of Hate.” Honest, darkly funny and hopeful. Ideal for readers drawn to mental-health memoirs that mix pain, resilience and humour.
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Booksellers Notes
We found Cheer Up Love generous, funny, and deeply humane, a book that speaks honestly about depression without losing warmth or hope.
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It was the overwhelming and positive reaction to the show she wrote about mental health that made Susan want to write a more detailed account of surviving depression when you’re the world’s most negative and anxious person.
The Crab of Hate is the personification of Calman’s depression and her version of the notorious Black Dog. A constant companion all her life, the Crab has provided her with the best, and very worst of times. This is a very personal and affecting memoir of how, after many years and with a lot of help and talking, Susan has embraced her dark side and realised that she can be the most joyous sad person you’ll ever meet.
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