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A review by laurflanagan
When I Ran Away by Ilona Bannister
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
This book encapsulated so much within its pages, it's hard to know where to even start. The thread running through it all is grief-- the grief of losing someone you love and then the grief of seemingly losing yourself in motherhood/postpartum depression.
If you've personally experienced postpartum depression and/or anxiety, I would only go into this book with your eyes wide open. It is the most accurate description of new motherhood I've ever read, so you can probably imagine how brutal it can be to read. What Bannister is brilliant at though is peppering humor in at just the right times. I genuinely laughed out loud many places & that's rare for me in a reading experience.
I can't believe this is Bannister's debut and I will most definitely be reading anything she writes now!
If you've personally experienced postpartum depression and/or anxiety, I would only go into this book with your eyes wide open. It is the most accurate description of new motherhood I've ever read, so you can probably imagine how brutal it can be to read. What Bannister is brilliant at though is peppering humor in at just the right times. I genuinely laughed out loud many places & that's rare for me in a reading experience.
I can't believe this is Bannister's debut and I will most definitely be reading anything she writes now!