Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman's Journey Through Depression

Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman's Journey Through Depression by Danquah, Meri Nana-Ama. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780345432131.

This moving memoir of an African-American womans lifelong fight to identify and overcome depression offers an inspirational story of healing and emergence. Wrapped within Danquahs engaging account of this universal affliction is rare and insightful testimony about what it means to be black, female, and battling depression in a society that often idealizes black women as strong, nurturing caregivers. A startlingly honest, elegantly rendered depiction of depression, Willow Weep for Me calls out to all women who suffer in silence with a life-affirming message of recovery. Meri Danquah rises from the pages, a true survivor, departing a world of darkness and reclaiming her life.