Banishing the Blues

"Hilary Boyd has written a sensitive easily understood book about one of the most familiar problems of modern times. Depression is something we all know about but it is impossible to define and even more difficult to prevent. In her beautifully written analysis of the phenomenon, she has given everybody who reads this book an opportunity to recognise the 'disease', feel relieved that it is experienced by millions of others, and crucially she has provided an intelligent sensitive 'take' on what to do about it. The book is cleverly illustrated, and colour coded but it is Boyd's inspirational text which gives its authenticity and authority. I can't wait to read her next book - if she brought to a novel what she has so brilliantly given to a non-fiction, Mitchell Beazley may have discovered the George Eliot of our times with this wonderful author."
~ Written on 2001-02-01

"This is a fantastic book, beautifully produced, which covers a wide range of ideas and therapies in a very open-minded way. It is very sympathetically written, and actually *looks* good so you want to read it. If you are feeling down, you need it, and if you aren't, treat yourself to one anyway!"
~ Written on 2001-01-31