Review: Truths I Never Told You

Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

📚 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀! I finished 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗜 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 by Kelly Rimmer over the weekend. This is a troubling and very emotional book about a mother suffering with postpartum depression after the birth of her children and find herself pregnant again for the fourth time and must face a very difficult decision. Years later, her youngest daughter who is also suffering with postpartum depression discovers her mother’s notes and learns the truth about her.

Kelly Rimmer’s writing is beautiful and moving. The story is thought-provoking and challenges the reader to face uncomfortable family situation. The ending is perfect and bring a positive note to a very difficult subject. This is a beautiful book.

🕵🏼‍♀️ 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄... Postpartum depression is different from the “baby blues,” which begin within the first three or four days of giving birth, require no treatment and lift within a few hours or days. PPD is a deeper depression that lasts much longer. It usually starts within the first month after childbirth (although it can occur any time within the first year) and can last weeks to months. In more serious cases, it can develop into chronic episodes of depression. In Canada, almost one-quarter (23%) of mothers who recently gave birth reported feelings consistent with either postpartum depression or an anxiety disorder.

🙋🏼‍♀️ Thank you, 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 and 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 for giving me an ARC of this inspiring novel. 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗜 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 by Kelly Rimmer will be available at your favourite bookstore tomorrow.

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