Reasons to Stay Alive

"Destined to become a modern classic." -- Entertainment Weekly

 

"An in-depth exploration of Haig's battle with depression, if you need a pick-me-up on a very fundamental level, you could do a lot worse than this book." - PEOPLE

 

"I dog-eared 45 pages in Haig's compact book where he wrote profound or poignant things. I could have easily marked more of them." - Jim Higgings, THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL

 

"Wonderful and essential" - Christopher Weir, THE HUFFINGTON POST

 

"a quick, witty and at times profound take on an illness many people suffer from, but sometimes can't bring themselves to talk about." - THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE

 

"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

 

"A scintillating read." - THE DAILY MAIL

 

"REASONS TO STAY ALIVE is essential reading for anyone who has dealt with depression and for anyone who loves someone with the disease." - BOOK REPORTER

 

"Fascinating and beautifully written." - IAN RANKIN

 

"Brings a difficult and sensitive subject out of the darkness and into the light." - MICHAEL PALIN

 

"Matt Haig is astounding." - STEPHEN FRY

 

"Maybe the most important book I've read this year" - SIMON MAYO

 

"A life-saving book" - AMANDA CRAIG

 

"Matt Haig uses words like a tin-opener. We are the tin" - JEANETTE WINTERSON

 

"Brings a difficult and sensitive subject out of the darkness and into the light" - MICHAEL PALIN

 

"Thoughtful, honest and incredibly insightful" - JENNY COLGAN

 

"Brilliant and salutary . . . should be on prescription" - REV. RICHARD COLES

 

"A vibrant, encouraging depiction of a sinister disorder." KIRKUS REVIEW

 

"Warm and engaging, and shot through with humour...a valuable contribution to the conversation." - THE SUNDAY TIMES