Couch Fiction

'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 InstagramEver 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. '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.