Back in Six Weeks - Paperback

by Sharon Gerdes (Author)

It's 1980, and Kate wants it all-her career as a food scientist, her sexy pilot husband, and a family. After the birth of her second child she expects to go back to work in six weeks, but a postpartum psychosis derails her plans. The harder Kate struggles to pull together the shattered pieces of her life, the more she fears she will ultimately lose everything. Postpartum Psychosis can strike healthy, happy women with no history of mental illness. Inspired by true events, this novel gives a compelling insight into a young mother's quest to regain her sanity at a time when little was known, and less was spoken, about perinatal mood disorders.

Author Biography

SHARON GERDES is a Certified Food Scientist who consults with major food corporations on product development, nutrition and regulatory issues. She is the author of over sixty non-fiction articles and a contributing author to four non-fiction books on food, nutrition, childcare and health topics. She is a postpartum psychosis survivor and has served on the board of Postpartum Support International. An avid hiker, she lives in Colorado with her husband of 40 years, a retired military and commercial pilot. This is her first novel.