Stephanie Butland is een romanschrijfster wier schrijfreis begon met haar ervaring met borstkanker, een levensveranderende gebeurtenis die uiteindelijk diepgaande positieve veranderingen teweegbracht. Met hernieuwde levensvreugde en een diepere waardering voor de kostbaarheid van het leven, kanaliseert ze dit perspectief in haar werk. Naast haar romans is Butland een boeiende spreker en trainer, die haar inspanningen wijdt aan goede doelen gericht op het vergroten van het bewustzijn en de fondsen voor kankeronderzoek. Haar literaire stem weerspiegelt een krachtig getuigenis van veerkracht en de blijvende menselijke geest.
There's a part of us that thinks surviving cancer is a bit of freakish good fortune - the medical equivalent of having a cannonball go right through your middle and living to tell the tale - and so often it's hard to know how to do life after cancer. This title focuses on a major physical, social and psychological trauma.
Tells how one woman said 'Bah!' to cancer through thinking strategies, a proactive approach to treatment, and a determination to keep the rest of her life going. This book shares what she learnt along the way, from the nature of cancer cells and chemotherapy drugs, to how she was able to help her friends and family to help her.
It is a photograph she took of her best friend's death. Now, as that controversial picture hangs as the centrepiece of a new feminist exhibition curated by Leonie's niece, long-repressed memories of Veronica's extraordinary life and tumultuous, passionate and - at times toxic - friendship begin to stir.
She took a deep breath and unlocked the doorFifteen years ago Bettina May's life's veered off course in one disastrous night. In the pause of a heartbeat, fifteen years disappear and Bettina remembers a time she thought was lost for ever .
Loveday Cardew prefers books to people. If you look carefully, you might glimpse the first lines of the novels she loves most tattooed on her skin. But there are some things Loveday will never show you. Into her refuge - the York book emporium where she works - come a poet, a lover, a friend, and three mysterious deliveries, each of which stirs unsettling memories. Everything is about to change for Loveday. Someone knows about her past and she can't hide any longer. She must decide who around her she can trust. Can she find the courage to right a heartbreaking wrong? And will she ever find the words to tell her own story? This paperback book has 368 pages and measures 12.9 x 2.1 x 19.8cm
Elizabeth’s world is turned upside down when her husband dies in a tragic drowning accident.How typical of her kind, generous husband – a respected police officer - to sacrifice his own life saving a complete stranger.Or so she thinks.What exactly was her husband doing at the lake that night? And what if his death isn’t the most difficult thing she will have to deal with?Elizabeth must face the consequences of her husband's actions. As she does so, it seems that the end of Mike's life is only the beginning of his wife truly getting to know him.
I loved it so much , I couldn't put it down. I wish I hadn't read it so quickly, really, then I'd still have it to read! It felt completely authentic and was really interesting as well as moving, funny and romantic . I also want to take up tango. Utterly engaging from the first line to the last . . . impossible to put down Katie Fforde
A beautiful, gritty and poignant account of one mother's journey from cleaning houses to finding a home for herself and her daughter.
"When her daughter was born with cystic fibrosis, Kate Micklethwaite vowed that Daisy would never be defined by the illness. Kate is determined that her perfect little girl will be known by her love of butterflies and French pastry and nothing else. Yet, somehow, Kate has started defining herself by the way other's see her: the single parent, the source of small-town scandal, the drop-out, the former mistress; half a family. When Daisy starts at primary school Kate meets her new teacher, the kind Mr Spencer Swanson. Suddenly, with more time on her hands Kate can shift her focus from being the perfect mother 24/7 and start thinking about her own future. With her Open University dissertation deadline looming, Kate needs to decide what she wants next. As she and Spencer get to know each other, Kate notices that people are whispering behind her back once again..."--Provided by publisher
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BELOVED LOST FOR WORDS: A heart-warming novel about loneliness, friendship, and the redemptive power of books . . .
