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‘Lauren articulates her experience of mental health difficulties in raw, intense and absorbing style.’ ‘What a book Lauren Brown has written! A new voice is here. is bright and vivid in the scenes it summons up, brave in its candour, moving in the story it tells, and very often very funny.’ ‘There is a warmth and intimacy to Lauren Brown’s writing. …She explores with sensitivity a subject that some might find uncomfortable or embarrassing. … She writes about her compulsion with wit and humour, and the result is a book as tender and funny as it is painful.’ ‘Light beautifully shed on a subject seldom talked about. This book is frank, raw and generous.’ author of ‘Accepting the existence of anxiety as something to live alongside, not hide from, Lauren Brown’s debut memoir is a moving and frank account of discovery and reflection. Written in humorous and conversational style,  marks Brown out as a startling new working-class writer’ , author and artistic director, Class Festival ‘Part detective story, part memoir, is a voyage of discovery written with refreshing candour and clarity. Lauren took me with her every step of the way: I was left moved, enlightened and hopeful.’ author of ‘A warm, humane memoir. Lauren Brown's debut is sympathetic, moving and hopeful.’ , author of ‘ I absolutely loved Lauren’s voice … such intensity and bittersweet humour that I found myself laughing and crying within a matter of seconds.’ , author of