Will You Read This, Please?

Some people who deal with mental illness have the opportunity and ability to write about it, but many do not and it was those people, those unread stories, I wanted to find JOANNA CANNON

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 as told to our best British writers, based on the lived experience of people who have faced mental illness in the UK.

Edited by Joanna Cannon, theSunday Timesbestselling author ofThe Trouble with Goats and Sheep,Three Things About ElsieandA Tidy Ending, 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.

SARAHS STORYJOANNA CANNON
JEREMYS STORYTRACY CHEVALIER
JENS STORYCATHERINE CHO
MARIES STORYBENJAMIN JOHNCOCK
FRANKIS STORYREBECCA PERT
NICOLAS STORYJENN ASHWORTH
CATS STORYSHELLEY HARRIS
PHOENIXS STORYHAFSA ZAYYAN
LEWISS STORYRHIK SAMADDER
SANMEETS STORYSELALI FIAMANYA
ALAINS STORYKATHRYN MANNIX
JOYIAS STORYCLARE MACKINTOSH