Description
'A gem' - The Evening Standard
'Pure book joy. Deep thinking made digestible & doled up with lashings of wit' Bernardine Evaristo on Twitter
'So smart and interesting!' Fearne Cotton on Instagram
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Ever wanted to know what really happens in a therapist's consultation room?
Bestselling author Philippa Perry (The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read) turns her keen insights to the power of therapy. This compelling study of psychotherapy in the form of a graphic novel vividly explores a year's therapy sessions as a search for understanding and truth.
Beautifully illustrated by Flo Perry, author of How to Have Feminist Sex, and accompanied by succinct and illuminating footnotes, this book offers a witty and thought-provoking exploration of the therapeutic journey, considering a range of skills, insights and techniques along the way.
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'I loved it. I smiled and laughed. And nodded. One to read' Susie Orbach, author of In Therapy
'(Full of) wit and good sense (...) Philippa is a tonic' Rachel Cooke, Observer
About the Author
PHILIPPA PERRY, artist and psychotherapist, is an agony aunt for Observer Magazine, a freelance writer, and a TV and radio presenter. Her No.1 Sunday Times bestselling book The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read was published in 2019 and has been translated into over 40 languages. She has written two other books: Couch Fiction and How to Stay Sane. Lady Perry lives in London with her husband Sir Grayson and their cat The Honourable Kevin. Flo Perry is a writer and illustrator, former BuzzFeed editor and expert on making illustrations go viral. She was born and raised in the wilds of North London and still lives there with two lovely homosexual housemates and a terrible cat. Her book How to Have Feminist Sex was published in 2019.
Reviews
Philippa is a tonic even if you're not her patient * Rachel Cooke *
Pure book joy. Deep thinking made digestible & doled up with lashings of wit. How old habits hold us back. Perfect Xmas present. * Bernardine Evaristo *
So smart and interesting! * Fearne Cotton *
If you've ever wondered whether therapy is for you, Mrs Grayson Perry's entertaining, insightful guide will give you an idea (...) This is a story about connection, honesty and opening up emotionally - things many of us find difficult. Charmingly illustrated by daughter Flo * Evening Standard *
Curl up with a fireside read (and) swot up with psychology * Glamour *
a gem (...) funny, engaging, enlightening * Evening Standard *
Perry offers a digestible, droll guide to the therapeutic process * i Newspaper *
This can help many of us to understand the therapeutic process better * BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind with Claudia Hammond *
winningly illustrated (...) absolutely fascinating and very funny * The Spectator Magazine *
Book Information
ISBN 9780241461785
Author Philippa Perry
Format Hardback
Page Count 152
Imprint Penguin Life
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 426g
Dimensions(mm) 221mm * 160mm * 17mm
