Hell Gate Bridge

By Barrie Miskin,

Book cover of Hell Gate Bridge: A Memoir of Motherhood, Madness and Hope

Book description

In the summer of 2016, Barrie Miskin became pregnant with her daughter and was encouraged to discontinue the low dose of antidepressants she had been on for over a decade for the safety of the baby. This ended up being a grave mistake. By January 2017, Barrie was no longer…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Hell Gate Bridge as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I read an ARC of this book on a cracked iPhone on a plane and had to be removed from my seat by the flight attendant when we landed and everyone else deplaned because I was still reading and could not tear myself away. We toss this word around a lot but this book is BRAVE and exposes some of the more fucked up elements of being a birthing person in the US. Can't wait for more from Barrie!

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