Reada Waterstones exclusive interview with Matt Haigwhere he discussesHow to Stop Time,as well as his bestselling memoirReasons to Stay Aliveand the pull of getting lost in time.
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 cliches 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." - Matt Haig
'Warm and engaging,and shot through with humour...a valuable contribution to the conversation'- Sunday Times
Publisher: Canongate BooksISBN: 9781782116820Number of pages: 288Weight: 175 gDimensions: 178 x 129 x 18 mmEdition: Main
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Maybe the most important book I've read this year.'- Simon Mayo
'Warm and engaging,and shot through with humour...a valuable contribution to the conversation.'- The Sunday Times
'Brings a difficult and sensitive subject out of the darkness and into the light'- Michael Palin
'A tender,candid,inspiring book about depression.'- The Sunday Express
'Matt Haig is astounding.'- Stephen Fry
'Fascinating and beautifully written.'- Ian Rankin
'Matt Haig uses words like a tin-opener. We are the tin'- Jeanette WintersonMatt Haig
An author who blurs the lines between genres,blending fantasy,myth and science fiction to create some of the most inventive and enduringly popular contemporary fiction,Matt Haig is also amongst Waterstones bookseller's favourite authors. His novels include How to Stop Time,The Radleys and The Humans as well as children's books including A Boy Called Christmas and The Girl Who Saved Christmas. He is also the author of the Sunday Times bestseller and Waterstones non-fiction Book of the Month,Reasons to Stay Aliveand the follow up, Notes on a Nervous Planet.
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