Published By: Alcove PressPages: 320Released On: 12/11/2024 A Stage IV cancer survivor reflects on treatment and recovery in this inspiring memoir that reveals the biases of the healthcare system—and the power of community. New Year’s Eve 2020 was supposed to be a turning point to better days for twenty-nine-year-old Katie Coleman. Instead, she found herselfContinue reading “Too Young For Cancer – Katie Coleman”
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You Don’t Have To Be Mad To Work Here: A Psychiatrist’s Life – Dr Benji Waterhouse
Published By: Jonathan CapePages: 288Released On: 16/05/2024 A woman with bipolar flies from America in a wedding dress to marry Harry Styles.A lorry driver with schizophrenia believes he’s got a cure for coronavirus.A depressed psychiatrist hides his profession from his GP due to stigma.Most of the characters in this book are his patients. Some ofContinue reading “You Don’t Have To Be Mad To Work Here: A Psychiatrist’s Life – Dr Benji Waterhouse”
A Girl Behind Closed Doors – Jessica Taylor-Bearman
Published By: Hashtag PressPages:Released On: 19/10/2023 After 12 years of being trapped in the world of one room by the M.E. Monster, Jessica’s dreams start to come true. She’s pregnant! But Jessica has to adjust to being a disabled mum in an inaccessible world and face the critics who doubt her abilities. ***** Thanks toContinue reading “A Girl Behind Closed Doors – Jessica Taylor-Bearman”
Getting Better – Michael Rosen
Published By: Ebury PressPages: 252Released On: 02/02/2023 In our lives, terrible things may happen. Michael Rosen has grieved the loss of a child, lived with debilitating chronic illness, and faced death itself when seriously unwell in hospital. In spite of this he has survived, and has even learned to find joy in life in theContinue reading “Getting Better – Michael Rosen”
What Remains – Rupert Callender
Published By: Chelsea GreenPages: 336Released On: 15/09/2022 When he became an undertaker, Rupert Callender undertook to deal with the dead for the sake of the living. What Remains? is the brilliant, unforgettable story of the life and work of the world’s first punk undertaker – but it is also a book about ordinary, everyday humanityContinue reading “What Remains – Rupert Callender”