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Best new book on the block.
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4 Aug 2009 17:55 BST
Woofit says:
If you want an honesty and compelling narrative buy 'Falling And Laughing-The Restoration Of Edwyn Collins' by Grace Maxwell. I could not put this down as Grace, his partner, recounts 'their' battle to recover from his serious stroke. I cried and laughed out loud as joined them on this challenging journey to cling onto normality in the face of such adversity. Excellent, truly excellent.
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4 Sep 2009 11:03 BST
Frik Larssen says:
i'm going to give it a go too. bored with my current read and run out of ideas.
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7 Sep 2009 12:09 BST
Elizabeth Hislop mcglynn says:
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7 Sep 2009 19:43 BST
jill says:
Childhood trauma: ker-ching. Got a white cover featuring b+w close-up photo and pastel, quasi-hand-written title by any chance?
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30 Sep 2009 09:00 BST
P. Murray says:
Try a nice book called Precious Moments ISBN 978-1-84748-601-1
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4 Oct 2009 18:31 BST
B. Cooper says:
Harsh but oh so true. Nothing has disturbed me more in recent weeks than seeing a dedicated 'Tragic Life-stories' section in WHSmith, all the books looking the same, each trying to out horrify the last.
I blame Dave Pelzer.
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5 Oct 2009 12:26 BST
Mrs. Barbara Deakin says:
I cannot recommend "The earth hums in b flat" by Mari Strachan more strongly. It is a quite wonderful
post 2nd world story, set in a village in North Wales. It involves several families, the post war effects on them, and, more importantly, the children. Very incisive and insightful writing.
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5 Oct 2009 12:31 BST
Mrs. Barbara Deakin says:
I could not agree more. this trend in this form of writing is debasing the subject.
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6 Oct 2009 11:11 BST
Scott J says:
I have just read "A Cheerful Depression" and found it well written, flowing and a good read. It is a moving story about depression and I found it increased my understanding of the condition. The author has been open and candid about his feelings and reactions to situations. Definately worth a read.
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20 Oct 2009 09:56 BST
Millyc says:
Try Narrow Margins by Marie Browne, struck by such sudden change in circumstances this could easily have been a 'misery memoir' but the author and her family obviously weren't going down without a determined fight to be positive about everything and It made me laugh so hard I got shushed by an elderly gentleman on the bus.
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27 Oct 2009 15:08 GMT
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CP James says:
Terence Frisby's 'Kisses on a Postcard', a touching, and at times very funny account of him and his older brother Jack, aged seven and eleven, as WWII evacuees to the Cornish hamlet of Doublebois. There they lived for three years with `Uncle Jack', a former Welsh miner with good old-Labour views, and his warm-hearted wife `Auntie Rose'. A charming, uplifting book. Kisses on a Postcard: A Tale of Wartime Childhood
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7 Nov 2009 10:59 GMT
gilly8 says:
Do I get thrown out of here if I mention a fictional autobio???? The best thing I've read in a while...in fact I turned around and read it a second time as soon as I finished it: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. It is written in the "voice" of the dog who is the main character. But I don't know when I FELT the reality of the main character in the way I did in this book. Its NOT just a dog-lover's book; and most importantly, its not a sweet and sentimental dog story either....a beautifully written book that I have to recommend to everyone who likes to read a really good, well written story.
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7 Nov 2009 14:03 GMT
Tomahawk Press says:
The business family autobiography of the year has to be Peter Thornton's Thorntons - My Life in the Family Business. Not a boring business memoir - but a riveting book of intrigue that you won't be able to put down. Can't recommend highly enough.Thorntons - My Life in the Family Business
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12 Nov 2009 18:50 GMT
C. Lennox says:
this sounds like one that I would like to read as my son had a bout of depression .Can you tell me the name of the author?
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