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Couch Fiction

A Graphic Tale of Psychotherapy

Philippa Perry author Flo Perry illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:26th Nov '20

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'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

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 *

ISBN: 9780241461785

Dimensions: 221mm x 160mm x 16mm

Weight: 431g

152 pages