Together: Loneliness, Health and What Happens When We Find Connection

Barack Obama's former Surgeon General explores the global loneliness epidemic - and how we can overcome it.

Fascinating, moving and essential reading
Together stands with Atul Gawande's classic, Being Mortal.
This book is a gift for us all.
Compassionate and thought-provoking
Powerful ... cogent and compassionate
Brilliant ... exactly what the doctor ordered.
The most important book you'll read this year.
Moving and well-evidenced ... shows how the deadly effects take hold and what we can all do to defeat this scourge of modern society.
A welcome beacon towards meaningful connection
If we could put Together in a capsule, it would be a blockbuster drug.
With a compelling narrative, rigorous evidence, and a timely call to action, this book is a good omen for our mental health and social well-being.
Brilliantly diagnoses what ails us in our personal lives and in society, and offers a prescription for enriching each other's lives - and our own.
Profound, empathic, ultra-savvy ... This book is a balm and an inspiration just to read
Vivek Murthy brings his medical expertise, his considerable travels and his intellectual curiosity to explore what is clearly a new frontier
We need Murthy's book now more than ever.
A New Scientist 'Don't Miss' pick
What shines through most of all is the humanity. This, you can tell, is a man who practises what he preaches, who isn't afraid to expose his own vulnerability and who understands that kindness, like charity, starts at home. ... We also see in this inspirational book: the radical, transformative, creative power of compassion and hope.
Here's a book with much to say about our current trials of disconnection. ... In this engrossing book, Murthy offers solutions and inspiring case histories.
Engrossing... the scope of the book is impressive... Together makes a compelling case that we must maintain our collective capacity for connection long after we have vanquished the virus