“At once gentle and unflinching, disturbing and soothing, realistic and hopeful, and entertaining to boot, this timely little book is a tonic for jaded hearts.”

— Brian S. Rosner
Principal, Ridley College

“Do societies have personality traits? Natasha’s book is a thoughtful exploration that pessimism may well be ours … reading this, glimmers of real hope shine through the rather fascinating and compelling gloom.”

— Leisa Aitken
Clinical Psychologist

“Witty, well-read, and wise, she is the conversation partner you want to have when the talk turns to Big Things. And this is the book you want to read, and share with your friends, to improve your thinking…and your mood.”

— John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

(PhD, Chicago), Samuel J. Mikolaski Professor of Religious Studies, Crandall University, Moncton, Canada, and author of Can I Believe? An Invitation to the Hesitant (Oxford)

“With wit and daring, Dr Moore dances across some very thin ice - to a place of profound hope and meaning.”

— Meredith Lake

Author and Broadcaster