Benjamin Johncock

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Will You Read This, Please? 2023

The Borough Press/HarperCollins

How do we give a voice to those who so often remain unheard?

Will You Read This, Please? is a frank
and impactful collection of twelve stories written in conjunction with our best British writers, including Tracy Chevalier, Jenn Ashworth and Benjamin Johncock, based on the lived experience of people who have faced mental illness in the UK.

Edited by Sunday Times bestselling author Joanna Cannon, the stories told here are powerful, resonant and heart-breaking.

This is a ground-breaking and unforgettable collection, shining a light
on the stigma and isolation of living with mental illness, while also showing the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

★

Select reviews

“A beautiful book.”

—Evening Standard

“Moving and vital.”

—i News

“Deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible.”

—Daily Mirror

“Cannon’s varied selection vividly portrays how our minds can become locked-in worlds of anguish, terror and distress… We learn how hard, and how long, the road to recovery can be.”

—TLS

“Powerful and important. I recommend it to everyone.”

—Alice Hopkins, BBC Radio Oxford

“I’ve been recommending it to everyone.”

—Ray D’Arcy

★

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