Coping with / advice about loneliness / solitude
Good Grief: Embracing life at a time of death
‘The most life-affirming book ever written about death.’ Sandi Toksvig
‘One of the most powerful and helpful books about grief that you will ever read.’ Anita Anand
‘Grief is more than the price of love. It is love. We must learn not just to live with it, but to make it welcome.’
Returning Light: 30 Years of Life on Skellig Michael: Unabridged edition
‘On Skellig Michael, thousands of birds appear and disappear, erecting towers, coming together in wings of movement which build and unravel over the empty sea. Often, no one else is there to stand beside me on the island. The mind wanders; links with the past are easily made; ancient ways of viewing things come alive.’
The Consolation of Food: Stories about life and death, seasoned with recipes
‘Time spent with Val is not just time spent in wonderful company but with an intelligent, proper cook – I could sit at a table with this man for days. He cooks like he eats; just delicious, delicious food.’ Angela Hartnett, Chef
It’s Not Me, It’s You!: Impossible perfectionist seeks very very very tidy woman
‘I loved Jon’s book. It’s even better than the real thing because you can’t hear his voice.’ Michael McIntyre
My Dad’s a Policeman: Quick Reads edition
The second novel, and first quick read title, from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.
My Dad’s a Policeman is a dramatic and engaging story of a young boy with an alcoholic mother. Lonely, bullied and desperate for a life of happiness and security he tells everyone he meets his dad’s a policeman.
The Swimmer: Unabridged edition
A gripping, captivating novel about love, loss and what home really means.
Abandoned: The true story of a little girl who didn’t belong
Separated from her real mother at birth, Anya grew up in terror of her drunken bullying uncle. Beaten, humiliated and sexually abused by him from the age of six, she thought her life couldn’t get worse. But one day it did.