Couch Fiction
A Graphic Tale of Psychotherapy
Published on 26. November 2020
Book
Hardback
152 pages
978-0-241-46178-5 (ISBN)
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
'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
____________________________________________________________________________
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
Reviews / Votes
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 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-46178-5 (9780241461785)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
11/2020
1st Edition
Penguin Life
€14.99
Available for download
Persons
Philippa Perry (Author)
PHILIPPA PERRY is an artist and psychotherapist as well as a TV and radio presenter. She is the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read and The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read?(*And Maybe a Few You Don't), published by Cornerstone Press. Her books have been translated in over 40 languages.
Flo Perry (Illustrator)
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.
PHILIPPA PERRY is an artist and psychotherapist as well as a TV and radio presenter. She is the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read and The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read?(*And Maybe a Few You Don't), published by Cornerstone Press. Her books have been translated in over 40 languages.
Flo Perry (Illustrator)
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.