‘Moving and vital’ i NEWS ‘A beautiful book’ EVENING STANDARD ‘A labour of love… deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible’ DAILY MIRROR ‘Moving and vital’ i NEWS ‘A beautiful book’ EVENING STANDARD ‘A labour of love… deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible’ DAILY MIRROR How do we give a voice to those who so often remain unheard? Will You Read This, Please? is a frank and impactful collection of twelve stories as told to our best British writers, based on the lived experience of people who have faced mental illness in the UK. Edited by Joanna Cannon, the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, Three Things About Elsie and A Tidy Ending, the stories told here are powerful, resonant and heart-breaking. This is a ground-breaking and unforgettable collection, shining a light on the stigma and isolation of living with mental illness, while also showing the strength and resilience of the human spirit. SARAH’S STORY JOANNA CANNONJEREMY’S STORY TRACY CHEVALIERJEN’S STORY CATHERINE CHOMARIE’S STORY BENJAMIN JOHNCOCKFRANKI’S STORY REBECCA PERTNICOLA’S STORY JENN ASHWORTHCAT’S STORY SHELLEY HARRISPHOENIX’S STORY HAFSA ZAYYANLEWIS’S STORY RHIK SAMADDERSANMEET’S STORY SELALI FIAMANYAALAIN’S STORY KATHRYN MANNIXJOYIA’S STORY CLARE MACKINTOSH ‘Moving and vital’ i NEWS ‘A beautiful book’ EVENING STANDARD ‘Cannon’s varied selection vividly portrays how our minds can become locked-in worlds of anguish, terror and distress […] We learn how hard, and how long, the road to recovery can be’ TLS ‘Cannon’s book is a labour of love and deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible’ DAILY MIRROR ‘Powerful and important. I recommend it to everyone’ ALICE HOPKINS, BBC RADIO OXFORD ‘I’ve been recommending it to everyone’ RAY D’ARCY ‘Amazing and powerful… I hope this book will inspire more people with lived experience of mental distress to write their own stories; and inspire professionals to listen better’ DR GWEN ADSHEAD READER REVIEWS ARE IN ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Enlightening and heartbreaking’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Powerful and insightful’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A bold idea, sensitively executed… [this is] an important book that I hope can play a part in shifting assumptions and, hopefully, encouraging empathy’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Heartbreaking, horrific and eye-opening… Please read this book, it may help you to understand a little about one other person you know’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I am in awe of the open and honest accounts given by the people in this book… Thank you’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Heart-breaking and hopeful, written with such kindness and beauty. A must read for anyone wanting to better understand mental illness’ Life-changing stories edited by the Sunday Times bestseller Joanna Cannon’s first two novels, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep and Three Things about Elsie, were both Sunday Times bestsellers and Richard and Judy picks. She worked as a hospital doctor before specialising in psychiatry, and lives in the Peak District with her family and her dog. Life-changing stories edited by the Sunday Times bestseller • Spearheaded by a Sunday Times bestselling author• Publishing in line with Mental Health Awareness week• Great reviews from readers and the press Competition: It’s Not Okay to Feel Blue;The Heartland;The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read;Breaking and Mending;The Good Immigrant;Dear NHS;An Extra Pair of Hands;You Will Get Through This Night. Nathan Filer;Christie Watson;Daniel Howell;Kate Mosse;Adam Kay;Paul Kalanithi;Max Pemberton;Matt Haig;Rachel Clarke
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