{"product_id":"9781839991813","title":"Reading to Stay Alive","description":"Author: Christopher Dowrick\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781839991813\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Anthem Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Mar 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 162 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how literary reading can enable people considering suicide to stay alive. Written by an academic general practitioner with longstanding expertise in mental health, the book is grounded in the lived experience of patients, intertwined with perspectives from social psychology and moral philosophy. At its heart are reflective descriptions of the author's encounters with Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, and the Terrible Sonnets of Gerard Manley Hopkins, illuminating the therapeutic potential of recursive interactions between literature and experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924927627422,"sku":"ING-9781839991813","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781839991813.jpg?v=1782955889","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781839991813","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}