The Medea Complex | Psychological thriller | Historical fiction

[...] : “When I was a kid,” Orr replied, “I used to walk around all day with crab apples in my cheeks. One in each cheek.” … A minute passed. “Why?” [ [...]

[...] ask finally. Orr tittered triumphantly. “Because they’re better than horse chestnuts… When I couldn’t get crab apples,” Orr continued, “I used horse [...]

[...] a conscious decision? I doubt it. In fact, I would go so far as to suggest that it was not postnatal depression she labored under, but its rather uglier and (thankfully) much rarer sister: postnatal [...]

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[...] mind. May she rest in peace, and meet her little angel again. Rachel Roberts is author of The Medea Complex, a fiction novel which tackles the issues raised in this article. Free sample available at [...]

[...] she labored under, but its rather uglier and (thankfully) much rarer sister: postnatal psychosis. Postnatal psychosis, or, ‘Puerperal Mania’ as it was first referred to, was [...]

[...] sat, and ask questions later. Questions that were answered with more questions. Miriam Carey Miriam Carey had been suffering from ‘postnatal depression’ when she decided to ram the gates [...]

Miriam Carey Two words. A name. She could be anybody. She could be a famous actress, singer, pop-star. A name now on the lips of the world; spoken in [...]

[...] of acute polymorphic (cycloid) psychoses, and are seen in other contexts (for example, menstrual psychosis) and in men. Do you see? Miriam Carey had been talking about being stalked by President [...]

[...] Miriam Carey Two words. A name. She could be anybody. She could be a famous actress, singer, pop-star. A name [...]

[...] Hidden Life can be found freely available on the Gutenberg Project. 2. Pretend. In 1887, reporter Nellie Bly was encouraged by her editor to pull a stunt, and expose the reality of life inside a [...]