Black Milk: On Motherhood and Writing academia "—David Frum

"—David Frum

She had two choices: either to give up now or do something meaningful with the time she had been given

As a result

and an ability to transcend emotionalism

Black Milk: On Motherhood and Writing academia "—David FrumAn affecting and beautifully written memoir on motherhood and writing by Turkey's bestselling female author Postnatal depression affects millions of new mothers every year, and like most of its victims Elif Shafak never expected to be one of them But after the birth of her first child in 2006, the internationally bestselling Turkish author remembers how, "for the first time my adult life words wouldn't speak to me". As her despair finally eased,