
Living Better
how i learned to survive depression
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
9 November 2020
Summary
Living Better: An Honest Account of Depression and Hope
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Last Christmas I almost killed myself. Almost. I’ve had a lot of almosts. Never gone from almost to deed. Don’t think I ever will. But it was a bad almost.
Living Better is Alastair Campbell’s honest, moving and life affirming account of his lifelong struggle with depression. It is an autobiographical, psychological and psychiatric study, which explo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529331820 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 152933182X |
| Author: | Alastair Campbell |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 9 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 142mm x 36mm |
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Critics Review
Superbly readable, supremely useful. Unflinching, clear-eyed, honest, raw and revealing, this book may be the most important achievement of Alastair Campbell’s vivid and varied life. For anyone who has lived with depression or lived with someone who lives with depression BETTER TO LIVE will be indispensable and - potentially - even a life-saver - Stephen Fry
I thought I knew everything there was to know about Alastair but BETTER TO LIVE reveals so much more. It is typical of him to take his own struggles and lay them out so candidly to help those who have depression deal with it and help those who don’t - like me - understand it better. Alastair is living proof that it is possible to have depression and yet achieve so much - Tony BlairA book about hope and about love and how they can conquer all - Delia SmithAs a fellow sufferer, I found BETTER TO LIVE fascinating, compelling and totally relatable. There were times it moved me to tears, other times it had me smiling and laughing, but above all it made me reflect that I am not alone, and that there are always new things we can do to help others, and to help ourselves. If everyone read and acted on this book, the world would be a better place - Denise Welch, of Coronation Street and Loose WomenBETTER TO LIVE is a profound and moving book and everyone should read it - Johann Hari, author of LOST CONNECTIONSIt is fascinating to see how someone seen as strong and tough can talk so openly about his vulnerabilities. I’ve no doubt that many sportsmen and women will both identify with and learn from BETTER TO LIVE - MARO ITOJE, Saracens and England rugby playerAbout The Author
Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell is a writer, communicator and strategist best known for his role as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spokesman, press secretary and director of communications and strategy. A former ‘Mind Champion of the Year’, he is an ambassador for several mental health charities. In November 2017 he was awarded an honorary fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in recognition of his role in breaking down the stigma surrounding mental illness.
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