A pertinent book on the theme of depression, Inside a Dark Box takes you inside the head of someone locked in a battle with their own mind and helps to understand the associated challenges and loneliness. With evocative, striking line drawings that complement the narrative, it is a powerful and positive book that is a must have for anyone who is undergoing depression or knows of someone battling it.
Ritu Vaishnav, while talking about the book said, ‘You may have read about depression and you may know all the symptoms, but when faced with it, you may still fail to recognise it. You can feel lost and confused for a long time before you realise that what you are going through has a name, is common and can be tamed. Hopefully this book makes depression a little bit easier to identify and explain to those around us.’
About Inside a Dark Box
When you get trapped in darkness, finding your way out can be a long and lonely battle, especially when the war is within your own mind. Here’s a peep inside a mind struggling with itself. Inside a Dark Box is a simple book about what depression can feel like.
About Ritu Vaishnav
Ritu Vaishnav has worked as a journalist, a teacher and an editor for children’s books. She has written for Indian Express and Times of India and worked as a news producer and reporter for the India Today news channel. She is also the co-founder of a popular children’s bookstore in Gurugram that actively works with schools to build a strong reading culture among students.