See page 27 of this month’s Asylum Magazine for Paul Moloney’s review of The Black Dogs of Glaslyn, by our friend and former colleague, Guy Holmes. As explained in the background, Guy worked as a clinical psychologist in the NHS for over 25 years. During that time he published three books in collaboration with service users. He retired from clinical work a decade ago, due to severe mental and physical health problems brought on by work stress, in an environment decimated by austerity. Guy continues to be involved with some Psychology in the Real World groups and raises money for groups and organisations to provide free mental health care. The Black Dogs of Glaslyn is his first novel, influenced by his own and others’ experiences of distress, in a world where there is far too much cruelty.
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