Down Came the Rain

by Brooke Shields

Brooke's book (and yes, we ARE on a first name basis now) details her struggle to get pregnant and then the devastating effects of her postpartum depression after the birth of her first daughter. 

This book was honest and forthright, all the things you think Brooke Shields would be if you met her in person.  Having read another autobiography from a different "celebrity" about postpartum depression that pretty much said, yeah, I was sad and then got some drugs and now I'm fabulous, it was refreshing to read an honest account.  There was a little too much time spent on how Shields is going to be a better mother than her own mother, and sometimes it was annoying to hear "We just got settled in our New York apartment, and it was time to head back to our Los Angeles house", but overall, a good book that shows us that Brooke Shields is really just a regular person.  Mostly.