Sick? Tired? Lost your job? Take one dose of literature and repeat until better.

The Novel Cure is an A-Z of literary remedies that offers a cure in the form of a novel for all kinds of ailments of the mind and body, and life's general ups and downs. Whether you have stomach flu, low self esteem or are just stuck in a rut, this book will recommend a novel to help ease your pain.

This is a medical handbook—with a difference. Austen for arrogance, Brontë for a broken heart, Pynchon for paranoia or Tolstoy for toothache: the remedy for your malady is at your fingertips.

Featuring old and modern classics, unheard-of gems, novels for all tastes and ages, The Novel Cure is a warm and passionate, witty and wonderful way to expand your reading list (and cure what ails you), and the perfect gift for all bibliophiles.

埃拉·伯绍德 Ella Berthoud,五岁时从德黑兰去往伦敦,旅途中靠在一辆Wolsey 1300的包裹架上开始阅读生涯。此后十三年间在各种不合时宜的地方读过书,比如在滑雪缆车和蹦床上。进入剑桥大学就读英国文学专业之后,她更是全身心地投入到了小说阅读中。

苏珊·埃尔德金 Susan Elderkin,2003年被《格兰塔》(Granta) 评选为二十位最杰出的年轻英国小说家之一。现从事小说写作,著有《日落巧克力山脉》(入围柑橘奖决选名单),以及《声音》(入围国际IMPAC都柏林文学奖长名单),同时教授写作、撰写书评。

两位作者二十五年前同为剑桥大学英文系同学,上学时她们便给彼此推荐各类小说,并相互交换,结下了深厚的友谊,同时积累了大量的阅读。两人在阿兰·德波顿开办的“人生学校”负责书目治疗,为全世界客户开书目处方,经过五年“临床治疗”的累积,才有了这本独一无二的文学诊疗指南。