The Scar : A Personal History of Depression and Recovery - Mary Cregan Crime From his bloody days as

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The Scar : A Personal History of Depression and Recovery - Mary Cregan Crime From his bloody days asAt the age of twenty seven, married, living in New York, and working in book design, Mary Cregan gives birth to her first child, a daughter she names Anna. But it's apparent that something is terribly wrong, and two days later, Anna dies plunging Cregan into suicidal despair. Decades later, sustained by her work, a second marriage, and a son, Cregan reflects on this pivotal experience and attempts to make sense of it. She weaves together literature