Bøker av Rebecca Morgan

'Mummy, I love your hair' is about a 6yr old girl called Alana who learns how to love her hair from her mummy.It is a cute non-fiction story that will allow children to feel happy and be more secure within themselves.The book encourages self-love and self-acceptance.The illustration is excellent and the book has been well received by many children as well as adults.The Adventures of Alana Morgan is a book series based on Rebecca's daughter Alana who is 6 yrs old.

Description Using diaries written from an early age, Rebecca gives an evocative portrayal of her childhood in Hertfordshire. She reflects on her upbringing with her parents and her four siblings and tries to trace the origins of her mental health problems. She acknowledges the difficulties in her past such as her father's heavy drinking and the stresses within the family which pervade into her grown up self. Many of the memories are happy ones but there is an underlying insecurity and anxiety which linger into her adult life. About the AuthorRebecca Morgan was born in Hertfordshire in 1951. She obtained a degree in Modern History and Politics from Sheffield University in 1973, followed by a Post-Graduate Diploma in Librarianship from Birmingham Polytechnic in 1975.In 1978 she became a Chartered Librarian and has worked for 20 years for Sheffield Libraries, Archives and Information Service.She has experienced severe depression, postnatal depression and psychotic illness during her life. Rebecca is married with one son and lives in Sheffield. This is her second book, following her vivid picture of her years of mental illness in Hertfordshire and Sheffield portrayed in her first book: "The Nest of Sanity" also published by Chipmunka Publishing.Rebecca Morgan is a pseudonym.

Description Rebecca describes her struggle with the depths of depression and the confusion of psychotic episodes vividly and honestly. This story has been written using diaries, which Rebecca has written every day since she was thirteen. This account is accompanied by evocative poetry, including poems written while she was experiencing psychotic illness. She emerges at the end of the book with renewed confidence and clarity about her periods of illness. This book aims to show what it is like in the sufferer's mind and to give real hope to fellow sufferers that recovery is possible with help and support.About the Author Rebecca Morgan was born in Hertfordshire in 1951. She obtained a degree in Modern History and Politics from Sheffield University in 1973, followed by a Post-Graduate Diploma in Librarianship from Birmingham Polytechnic in 1975. In 1978 she became a Chartered Librarian and has worked for 20 years for Sheffield Libraries, Archives and Information Service.She has experienced severe depression, postnatal depression and psychotic illness during her life. Rebecca is married with one son and lives in Sheffield. This is her first book, although she has had poetry and a few articles published in magazines and anthologies.Rebecca Morgan is a pseudonym.