'A clever blend of memoir, science and useful advice . what really resonates is his honest account of his own panic attacks and what it is like to try to come off sertraline . a brave and moving book - one that offers lots of practical help' - Independent , Books of the Month 'This is the best book I've ever read on anxiety, health and being an anxious person on this planet . [a] gift of a book' - EMMA GANNON 'Fascinating, thought-provoking, vulnerable and generous, Coward is an important book. I wish everyone would read it' - CATHY RENTZENBRINK 'It's a meditation on the science and purpose of anxiety, its function and the disability it causes. It's reassuring and funny in equal measure' - DR CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN 'A rigorous, sceptical and jolly account of anxiety, its causes, and how it might be cured' - The Times.