Sending a clear message on mental health issues

NON-FICTION Anxiety For Beginners; By Eleanor Morgan; Bluebird, €23 / Mad Girl; By Bryony Gordon; Headline, €19.95

Bryony Gordon: mental illness is the worlds greatest actor Picture: PA
Eleanor Morgan

Amid the groundswell of women memoir writers, a sort of commonality is starting to emerge. Mixing autobiography (with a personal tragedy or two) with feminist polemic, the current wave of non-fiction titles are often as funny as they are frank; a gallows humour undercutting the openness and raw honesty. Either way, they’re proving to be ...