The life-affirming memoir of mental health activist Jonny Benjamin and his inspirational journey from despair to hope.
Jonny Benjamin is an award-winning mental health campaigner, film
producer, public speaker, writer and vlogger from London. Jonny was
awarded an MBE for his services to mental health and suicide
prevention in the Queen's 2017 New Year Honours List. The Stranger
on the Bridge is his memoir about mental health.
Britt Pflüger is a literary consultant with over 25 years'
experience in publishing. She was born in Germany and has lived and
worked in the UK since graduating from King's College London.
In my world, the word inspirational gets bandied around a lot, but
Jonny Benjamin is truly deserving of that adjective.
*HRH The Duke of Cambridge*
Jonny Benjamin is the most inspirational man I know. His book shows
us how remarkable the human spirit is.
*Bryony Gordon, bestselling author of Mad Girl*
This moving memoir, which includes a contribution from his rescuer,
Neil Laybourn, is a hugely inspiring account of how Benjamin became
an activist and mental-health campaigner.
*Sunday Express*
Brave and honest and interesting
*Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of Manual for Heartache and
The Last Act of Love*
You gain a unique understanding of someone living with mental
illness
*OK Magazine*
A personal appeal against the cultural entrenchment of the stigma
that still surrounds male mental health.
*Men’s Health*
His work and book shows that continuing to talk about mental
illness and extending that opportunity to others, really can make
the biggest difference.
*Happiful*
Of the many books on personal experience The Stranger on the Bridge
stands out in its entirely holistic approach. The reader is exposed
to all angles of a complex journey - through good as much as
through bad in a beautifully genuine and raw style. This book will
be added to my suggested reading list to everybody interested in
the field.
*Adrian Garcia, The Black Dog Campaign, SANE*
A moving memoir looking back over these incredible achievements, as
well as the many challenges that led Jonny to contemplate taking
his own life.
*Jewish News*
Important and life-affirming memoir.
*The Bookseller*
One of the most important depictions of what it’s like to live with
a mental health problem that I’ve ever read. I went away feeling
empowered and reassured that I wasn’t alone.
*Bryony Acketts, Mind Media*
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