Chris Cleave

Dr Chris Cleave is an international bestselling author whose books are translated into 36 languages. An existential psychotherapist and chartered psychologist, he practices in London and worldwide.

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He is the author of four award-winning novels, including Little Bee, a #1 New York Times bestseller, and Everyone Brave is Forgiven, acclaimed as a modern classic. His fiction is recognised for its emotional intelligence and engagement with the human cost of our times.

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Alongside his clinical practice, Chris teaches psychotherapy at doctoral level and writes about mental health for a wide audience. He has been a columnist for the Guardian, speaks on stages around the world, and writes for the leading publications. He brings narrative intelligence into clinical spaces, and clinical depth into public storytelling.

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His forthcoming non-fiction book, Human Again: The Journey Back To Ourselves (2027) brings together psychotherapy and storytelling to offer a hopeful reframing of trauma – not as a private failing, but as a shared human inheritance, and a practical path back into relationship with the world.

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 – Novels about trauma and resilience – 

•    Incendiary (2005) – International bestseller. Winner, Somerset Maugham Award. Winner, Livre de Poche Prix des Lecteurs. Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.
•    Little Bee / The Other Hand (2008) – #1 New York Times bestseller, translated into 36 languages. Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.
•    Gold (2012) – International bestseller.
•    Everyone Brave is Forgiven (2016) – International bestseller. Winner, Glass Bell Award.