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Dear Edward
By Ann Napolitano
(Penguin, £12.99)
Twelve-year-old Edward Adler
is the sole survivor of the plane
crash that killed his family.
Taken in by his mother’s sister
and her husband, Edward
sinks into disbelief and grief.
He forms a friendship with a
neighbour, the impetuous
Shay, waters the plants in his
headmaster’s o ce, talks
to his therapist, and begins to
heal from the tragedy.
A stunning piece of
storytelling that takes
as its theme the importance
of human connection.Three thought-provoking tales to mull over as
we move into the season of new beginningsESCAPE INTO THESE STORIES
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The Recovery Of Rose Gold
By Stephanie Wrobel
(Penguin, £12.99)
Taut, twisted and with two terrifi cally toxic
narrators, this thriller o ers a wonderfully
wicked perspective on complicated
mother-daughter relationships.
For almost two decades, Rose Gold
believed she was seriously ill. Homeschooled
by her mother, Patty Watts, and isolated from the rest of the world,
eventually Rose realises that her mum is poisoning her, and testifi es
at the trial that sends Patty to prison for fi ve years. But now Patty’s
out, and back in Rose’s life hoping to take control. Gripping.1
The Crying Book
By Heather Christle
(Little, Brown, £12.99)
Poet Heather Christle is
fascinated by tears; how
and why we cry and what it
means when we do. Marrying
scientifi c and psychological
research with the personal
and poetic, this examination of
a universal impulse describes
the di erence between
weeping and crying, the role
of professional mourners
and refl ects on Christle’s own
experiences of depression and
grief at the suicide of a friend.
Despite the subject matter,
there is hope within this book.Start the new week by scheduling in
untouchable hours in your day. That
means no picking up
your mobile phone.
Instead, go off line and
analogue. Spend 10
minutes writing in a
journal or notebook,
or write a letter
to a lover, friend or
family member.Jackee Holder is a coach, facilitator and author of ‘49 Ways To Write
Yourself Well’ (Step Beach Press, £12.95); @jackeeholder; jackeeholder.comWRITE A LETTER
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