Pulling Myself Together by Denise Welch

Published by Sidgwick & Jackson 2010

When I was browsing in the library the other week, I came accross a very attractive picture of Denise Welch on the front of a book, "Pulling Myself Together". It was her autobiography. My first thoughts were this is going to be depressing. I sat down to read the book only to find I was totally wrong. It seemed as if Denise Welch had it all - a loving husband, two loving sons, Matthew and Louis, and a career. But it wasn't always that way. It seemed as if Denise acts her best when she is depressed which is extraordinary. The depression made her husband feel inadequate.

As well as being an actress, Denise has had two records in the charts, one was 'You don't have to say you love me' and the other one was 'Cry me a river'.

It is not a depressing book at all. It's down to earth, funny, witty and in fact I couldn't put the book down. It also made me laugh a lot.

Denise has had to deal with alcohol, drugs and depression. Definitely a good book to read.

Rating: ****

Ruth Ede