Willow Weep for Me
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Willow Weep for Me

by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah

1998•Biography•273 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarypsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leadsempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy biography: moving and morally murky. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

"Willow Weep for Me is the powerful journey of a young black woman's descent into despair." "Meri Danquah, a "working-class broke," twenty-two-year-old single mother, began to suffer from a variety of depressive symptoms after she gave birth to her daughter, which led her to suspect that she might be going crazy.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryPsychologicalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalTroubled leadsEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

BiographyDepressed personsMental healthAfrican American womenDepressive DisorderAfrican AmericansWomenAfrican americans, biography

Details

Author
Meri Nana-Ama Danquah
Published
1998
Pages
273
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