Following a prolonged period of illness with no sign of recovery, Nick Duerden is forced to take his health into his own hands by delving into the world of alternative therapies in a bid to cure himself.
Nick Duerden is a writer and freelance journalist. He is the author of two novels and a memoir on fatherhood and has appeared on BBC Radio 4 and 5 and Sky News. He has written widely on the arts, travel and health. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.
A fascinating and moving story of one man's attempts to regain his
health and vitality. I enjoyed the love and resilience that
underpin the struggles and searching.
*Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love*
Engaging, entertaining, thoughtful, and moving, and goes a long way
to demystifying the enigma it explores.
*British Journal of General Practice*
Get Well Soon is a wise and tender, necessary book, filled with a
truth born of searing experience.
*A.L. Kennedy*
This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in chronic fatigue
– doctor, patient, or involved observer – whose opinions on this
most puzzling of conditions are not already fixed.
*British Journal of General Practice*
An intelligent, incisive exploration of the cures trotted out to
treat the 21st century’s most insidious malaise. And no, it’s not
all in your head.
*Meg Rosoff*
[an] enjoyable new memoir
*The Scotsman*
Journalist Nick Duerden investigates alternative therapies to treat
a misunderstood condition.
*Mail on Sunday*
After a debilitating viral illness, journalist Nick Duerden
developed severe chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and found, like so
many others, that modern medicine has little to offer in terms of a
cure. He decided to explore the possibilities of alternative
medicine.
*Tablet*
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