The Unfragile Mind

Fascinating and beautifully written * The Times *
Excellent - beautifully written, moving and wise. Everybody with an interest in mental health should read it -- Henry Marsh, author of AND FINALLY: A NEUROSURGEON'S REFLECTIONS ON LIFE
A hugely accomplished piece of writing... Utterly absorbing. A wise, humane, kind, iconoclastic and even therapeutic read -- Allan Little
A lively survey of the mental health landscape ... Highly informative, distinctly thought-provoking, and frequently entertaining * Church Times *
A manifesto against an atomised society... a really hopeful book * Evening Standard *
Rich with grace, historical perspective, and compassion. One can only hope that [Francis'] model of steadiness and curiosity will bring comfort to its readers and worthy challenges to the field -- Maggie Nelson, author of THE ARGONAUTS
I thought Gavin Francis couldn't get any better, but I was wrong. This is his best and most important book -- Bill Bryson
Dr Gavin Francis writes with empathy, fluency and elegance about one of the most important medical topics of our times. This is a book to change lives - and save them
Elucidating... offers new perspectives on the maintenance of mental health * Sunday Post *
Gavin Francis' thoughtfulness shines in this meditation on the mind ... a clear and hopeful exploration of what it means to think and feel -- Grace Spence Green, author of TO EXIST AS I AM
Praise for Gavin Francis: 'Francis offers hope and a rare and precious quiet form of consolation * Observer *
Heartfelt and persuasively argued * Sunday Times *
Wise, gentle and quietly hopeful -- Rachel Clarke, author of The Story of a Heart
To call this ambitious is to break new frontiers in understatement... his prose is cadenced, vivid and crackling with telling details * Guardian *