SHOKO TAKAYASU
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VICKY BEDDOES
VICKY BEDDOES
Books
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SFF
Sylvie Cathrall ( 4) A Letter to the Luminous Deep Orbit, 25th, £9.99, 9780356521107
Magical academia and a pen pal romance meet in this story of
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underwater mystery. Light in tone but brilliantly crafted, with a real depth of thought about how character can be revealed in correspondence. The first book in The Sunken Archive series, this title would suit fans of Heather Fawcett’s Emily Wilde‘s Encyclopaedia of Faeries or Freya Marske’s A Marvellous Light.
Biography
Esther Rutter ( 9) All Before Me: A Search for Belonging in Wordsworth’s Lake District Granta Books, 13th, £10.99, 9781783787975
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David Tomlinson ( 6) Luckier Than Most Dean Street Press Limited, 1st, £14.99, 9781917382045
Honest and very funny memoir of the British actor best known as Mr Banks in Mary Poppins. Tomlinson’s remarkable family history is related in an understated fashion and stories from his career are enticingly self-deprecating; a show he wasn’t keen on acting in fizzled out and “all the London theatres positively fought not to have us. I was relieved”. Features a new chapter in paperback co-written by Tomlinson’s sons, with contributions from acclaimed actor and writer Miles Jupp and James Kettle. Introduced by Craig Brown.
Mixing memoir and biography, Rutter’s second book is a personal exploration of the power of the Lake District, its literary heritage and the energy of the little village of Grasmere – a place where the “Wordsworths are everywhere, making up the lens through which we see this world”. Weaves histories of the Wordsworth Trust and Wordsworth’s former home, Dove Cottage, with famous writers and those who have found themselves in the vale.
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Joshua Fletcher ( 3) And How Does That Make You Feel? Everything You (N)ever Wanted to Know about Therapy Orion Spring, 13th, £10.99, 97813987132228 Psychotherapist Fletcher dispels some of the myths and misunderstandings of talking about mental health, exploring therapy sessions with four first-time patients on a path of self-discovery and recovery, and reflecting on the life of a therapist. Fletcher is funny and conscientious as he lifts the lid on this most private of realms – and demonstrates therapists can be just as self-critical as those seeing therapists.
Local history
Alexandra Harris ( 10) The Rising Down: Lives in a Sussex Landscape Faber, 13th, £10.99, 9780571350537
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Catherine Newman ( 5) Sandwich Penguin, 6th, £9.99, 9781804993187
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Louise Kenward (ed) ( 7) Moving Mountains: Writing Nature Through Illness and Disability Footnote Press, 6th, £9.99, 9781804441602 An anthology of nature writing on diverse subjects by authors living with chronic illness and physical disability, featuring 23 contributors, including Barbellion Prize-shortlisted writer Khairani Barokka, Highland Book Prize winner Sally Huband, Lakeland Book Award winner Polly Atkin, Northern Writers Award winner Hannah Hodgson and twice Bridport Prize-shortlisted poet Louisa Adjoa Parker.
A family’s annual holiday in Cape Cod hits both funny and poignant notes, with a couple “sandwiched” between adult children and ageing parents. Told from the perspective of Rachel, a mother in her 50s, Newman’s depiction of everyday joys mixed with feelings of anxiety and loss will resonate with many readers. “A whole generation will now be able to read this wise and exquisitely written story and say: ‘I know how you feel,’” says the Guardian. A bright new cover look for the paperback should position it for a wide readership.
When Harris returned to the familiar childhood landscape of West Sussex “what had been background became foreground” and rich traces of the past were suggested in buildings and fields. Exploring the “great diversity of experience” which “comes down to us from those who have been here before”, this is a beautifully written paean to the bounty of local history.
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