Reasons to Stay Alive
by Matt Haig
Reasons to Stay Alive is a memoir by Matt Haig, first published by Canongate Books on 5 March 2015. It describes the depression and anxiety that struck him at 24 and how he recovered, mixing memoir with practical reflection. It became a Sunday Times number one bestseller.
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- 2
- First edition
- Canongate, 2015
- First published
- Canongate Books, 2015
The first edition of Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig was published in Edinburgh by Canongate in 2015. We track 2 editions.
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- 9 on Open Library, 6 in English
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Who published the first edition of Reasons to Stay Alive?
The first edition of Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig was published in Edinburgh by Canongate in 2015.
How many editions of Reasons to Stay Alive are there?
We track 2 editions of Reasons to Stay Alive, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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