Anybody had a chance to read Adrienne Martini's new book, "Hillbilly Gothic: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood"?

The book, which was released in late June, has been described as "a Girl, Interrupted for the new-mother set." And I was interested to read author Marion Winik's (love her!) review:
"Adrienne Martini has had a tough time as both a daughter and a mother, yet she brings back from the wretched edge of the maternal endeavor a book of liveliness and companionability, full of the wit and the will and even the anger that got her through the experience. This post-hillbilly madwoman knows how it is. She slips around your defenses and whispers her jokes and stories in your ear until you can't help but feel less isolated. I found her very good company."

Martini is a journalist, college professor, mother, and now nonfiction author who shares her first-hand account of postpartum depression, and how it ultimately led her to revisit and heal the skeletons in her family closet - including her own mother's depression.

Adrienne Martini currently blogs at www.martinimade.com (where she chronicles, among other things, my beloved former home of 10+ years, Austin, Texas! For the recent Austin American-Statesman's piece on former hometown gal Martini and her book, click here.)

I'm anxious to read this memoir, and I'd love to hear from those of you who already have. Hit the "comments" link below this entry, people - don't be shy! Or send me an email: smasterson (at) perinatalproject (dot) com.