Reasons to Stay Alive
Matt Haig
“To be calm becomes a kind of revolutionary act. To be happy with your own non-upgraded existence. To be comfortable with our messy, human selves, would not be good for business”
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The number one bestseller – warm, witty, honest and human, a manifesto for staying alive, whatever your demons
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL TRULY ALIVE?
Aged 24, Matt Haig’s world caved in. He could see no way to go on living. This is the true story of how he came through crisis, triumphed over an illness that almost destroyed him and learned to live again.
A moving, funny and joyous exploration of how to live better, love better and feel more alive, Reasons to Stay Alive is more than a memoir. It is a book about making the most of your time on earth.
“I wrote this book because the oldest clichés remain the truest. Time heals. The bottom of the valley never provides the clearest view. The tunnel does have light at the end of it, even if we haven’t been able to see it … Words, just sometimes, really can set you free.”
“Maybe the most important book I’ve read this year”
Simon Mayo
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“A life-saving book”
Amanda Craig
“Warm and engaging, and shot through with humour … a valuable contribution to the conversation”
sunday Times
“Brings a difficult and sensitive subject out of the darkness and into the light”
Michael Palin
“Full of wisdoms and warmth”
Nathan Filer
Matt Haig
Matt Haig is the number one bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive, Notes on a Nervous Planet and six highly acclaimed novels for adults, including How to Stop Time, The Humans and The Radleys. Haig also writes award-winning books for children, including A Boy Called Christmas, which is being made into a feature film with an all-star cast. He has sold more than a million books in the UK and his work has been translated into over forty languages.
@matthaig1 | matthaig.com
‘A timely memoir of mental illness reads as a highly personal and creative response to crisis’
Lettie Kennedy
The Guardian
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