‘Hell Days is a sharp and searching exploration of female embodiment, female anger, and all of the hidden, unacknowledged ways that these might shape us, even as we push against them.’
—Fiona Wright, author of Small Acts of Disappearance, and Kill Your Boomers
‘She had me at luteal ... Intelligent, canny, wildly curious, and oddly comforting, Hell Days makes sense of the too-often medically insensible. If what gets measured gets managed, let's hope that what gets transcribed gets treated.’
—Clare Wright, author of Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions
‘A deeply affecting and immersive dive into an underworld that shapes and distorts so many of our lives. Hell Days is at once journalistically rigorous and lyrically reflexive, never relying on the easy conclusion. Woollett holds the door open for a complex, and often conflicting look at her subject, and the result is a work of great empathy, elegance and piercing intellect.’
—Daisy Lafarge, author of Lovebug
‘The depth and breadth of Woollett's scholarship are remarkable, making this a valuable resource for readers seeking an evidence-based understanding of PMDD, even as the book remains highly accessible to a general audience. And when Woollett shifts into memoir her voice is lyrical, quietly compelling and distinctive.’
—Jess Lomas, Books+Publishing
‘Hell Days casts a dazzling light on a female condition long kept in the dark. Not every woman experiences PMDD, but everyone will relate to the themes in this book, that are so often misunderstood, ignored, sidelined. Woollett's openness, clarity, and fierce research make this a riveting and enlightening read. It will stay with me.’
—Jayne Tuttle, author of The Sea in the Metro
‘An immaculately researched and thought-provoking book about a disorder that history has failed to understand, and the disordered world that prevents people from understanding themselves ... A must-read for anyone with PMDD.’
—Gina Rushton, author of The Most Important Job in the World
