![]() ![]() The mood of the nation is turning towards the future – but can these three women ever let go of the past?Īlthough Hettie, Ada and Evelyn initially seem to have little or nothing to connect them, connections slowly become apparent, the deeper into their stories and the novel you get. As the mystery that binds them begins to unravel, far away, in the fields of France, the Unknown Soldier embarks on his journey home. Remembrance Day 1920: A wartime secret connects three women’s lives: Hettie whose wounded brother won’t speak Evelyn who still grieves for her lost lover and Ada, who has never received an official letter about her son’s death, and is still waiting for him to come home. Anna Hope’s debut novel, Wake, depicts a mere five days in 1920 Britain but it’s an important period in the post-First World War world, covering as it does the repatriation of the Unknown Soldier from the battlefields of France to his final resting place at Westminster Abbey, and what happens in the lives of three women in London. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Please vote on and/or add suggestions to this list of healing, humorous books. Good fiction can reduce the need for medications by distracting ill readers from their pain. Note: the Recovery section is out-of-date. Judith Herman is a classic on the history of the treatment of mental illness: how Freud was pressured into retracting his discovery that his female patients were victims of childhood incest (resulting in the cruel psychoanalytic practice of blaming the victim), the use of borderline diagnosis as a pejorative substitute for PTSD, trauma in the military, etc. Note: the case studies involve some graphic descriptions of atrocities. The book describes the physiology of trauma, many case studies, and new non-pharmaceutical treatments. Bessel van der Kolk is a best-selling, compassionate book by one of the world's top experts in mental illness. For those who have struggled with mental illness or know someone who does, these books are a must-read: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And as her casual connection with Finn grows deeper, Sloane's carefree summer might not be as easy to come by as she'd hoped. And when she meets Finn McAllister, the handsome son of a hotel magnate who doesn't always play by the rules, she knows he's the perfect distraction from everything that's so wrong back home.īut it turns out a measly ocean isn't nearly enough to stop all the emails, texts, and voicemails from her ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend, desperate to explain away their betrayal. With beach bonfires, old friends, exotic food, and the wonders of a waterproof cast, there's no reason Sloane shouldn't enjoy her summer. Once she arrives in Honolulu, though, Sloane hopes that Hawaii might just be the escape she needs. Instead, after learning an unthinkable secret about her boyfriend, Tyler, and best friend, Mick, all she has is a fractured hand and a completely shattered heart. These are the things seventeen-year-old Sloane McIntyre pictured when she imagined the summer she'd be spending at her mom's home in Hawaii with her twin brother, Penn. Flirty texts with her boyfriend back in Seattle. ![]() ![]() She knows their secrets, and they know her.īut as the clock ticks down to when Avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble arrives in the form of a visitor who needs her help-and whose presence in Hawthorne House could change everything. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. Perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson.Īvery's fortune, life and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. ![]() The thrilling and unmissable conclusion to the international best-selling, 'impossible to put down' ( BuzzFeed), BookTok sensation, Inheritance Games trilogy. ![]() |