A WONDER WOMAN & QUEEN OF DRAGONS FULL OF JOY ON STRICTLY COME DANCING 2017'DEEPLY HONEST SURPRISINGLY HILARIOUS & UPLIFTING' The Pool 'HEART-WARMING UNMISSABLE' Damian Barr Metro Susan Calman is a well known comedian & writer who has appeared on countless radio & television programmes from The News Quiz & Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4 to hosting the quiz show The Boss Armchair Detective & now STRICTLY COME DANCING 2017 on BBC 1 Her solo stand up show Susan Calman is Convicted was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 & dealt with subjects like the death penalty appearance & depression It was the overwhelming & positive reaction to the show she wrote about mental health that made Susan want to write a more detailed account of surviving depression when you're the world's most negative & anxious person The Crab of Hate is the personification of Calman's depression & her version of the notorious Black Dog A constant companion all her life the Crab has provided her with the best & very worst of times This is a very personal & affecting memoir of how after many years & with a lot of help & talking Susan has embraced her dark side & realised that she can be the most joyous sad person you'll ever meet CHEER UP LOVE IS FUNNY POIGNANT & (HOPEFULLY) INFORMATIVEIT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO TALK & TO REALISE YOU ARE NOT ALONE