Reasons To Stay Alive (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Product Description<br/><br/>FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Matt Haig's accessible and life-affirming memoir of his struggle with depression, and how his triumph over the illness taught him to live Like nearly one in five people, Matt Haig suffers from depression. Reasons to Stay Alive is Matt's inspiring account of how, minute by minute and day by day, he overcame the disease with the help of reading, writing, and the love of his parents and his girlfriend (and now-wife), Andrea. And eventually, he learned to appreciate life all the more for it. Everyone's lives are touched by mental illness: if we do not suffer from it ourselves, then we have a friend or loved one who does. Matt's frankness about his experiences is both inspiring to those who feel daunted by depression and illuminating to those who are mystified by it. Above all, his humor and encouragement never let us lose sight of hope. Speaking as his present self to his former self in the depths of depression, Matt is adamant that the oldest cliche is the truest--there is light at the end of the tunnel. He teaches us to celebrate the small joys and moments of peace that life brings, and reminds us that there are always reasons to stay alive.<br/><br/>Review<br/><br/>Finalist for theWaterstone's Book of the Year, 2015<br/>"Warm and engaging, and shot through with humour...a valuable contribution to the conversation." - THE SUNDAY TIMES (London)<br/>"Fascinating and beautifully written" - IAN RANKIN<br/>"Brings a difficult and sensitive subject out of the darkness and into the light" - MICHAEL PALIN<br/>"Matt Haig is astounding" - STEPHEN FRY<br/>"A vibrant, encouraging depiction of a sinister disorder." KIRKUS REVIEW"<br/><br/>"Destined to become a modern classic" - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY<br/>"[Matt Haig's] memoir makes the pain and his recovery eloquently real" - PEOPLE<br/>"Fascinating and beautifully written" - IAN RANKIN<br/>"Brings a difficult and sensitive subject out of the darkness and into the light" - MICHAEL PALIN<br/>"Matt Haig is astounding" - STEPHEN FRY<br/>"A vibrant, encouraging depiction of a sinister disorder." KIRKUS REVIEW<br/>Finalist for theWaterstone's Book of the Year, 2015<br/>"Warm and engaging, and shot through with humour...a valuable contribution to the conversation." - THE SUNDAY TIMES (London)"<br/><br/>Named one ofEntertainment Weekly's Must-Read Books of 2016<br/>Finalist for theWaterstone's Book of the Year<br/>"Destined to become a modern classic" - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY<br/>"[Matt Haig's] memoir makes the pain and his recovery eloquently real" - PEOPLE<br/>"Things just got real. His honest and surprisingly funny first person account is a reminder that no matter how hopeless life may seem, it really never is." - NY METRO<br/>A scintillating read - THE DAILY MAIL<br/>"Fascinating and beautifully written" - IAN RANKIN<br/>"Brings a difficult and sensitive subject out of the darkness and into the light" - MICHAEL PALIN<br/>"Matt Haig is astounding" - STEPHEN FRY<br/>"A vibrant, encouraging depiction of a sinister disorder." KIRKUS REVIEW<br/>"Warm and engaging, and shot through with humour...a valuable contribution to the conversation." - THE SUNDAY TIMES"<br/><br/>About the Author<br/><br/>Matt Haig is the internationally bestselling writer of five novels, including "The Humans" and "The Radleys." He has also written award-winning children s books. His work has been translated into thirty languages. "Reasons to Stay Alive," a bestseller in the UK since its publication, is his first work of nonfiction."