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A vital and searching exploration of sadness, mourning and depression in the age of anti-depressants and quick-fix solutions. Publication coincides with the most depressing time of the year. 'There are many self-help books on the market..."The New Black" is a book that might actually help' "Independent".
Synopsis
What happens when we lose someone we love? In this book, an acclaimed psychoanalyst and writer urges us to look beyond the catch-all concept of depression to explore the deeper, unconscious ways in which we respond to the experience of loss. In so doing, we can loosen the grip it may have upon our lives.