Books
‘Diary of a Czar: Vinnie’s Odyssey’ by Stephen Lytton
‘Breaking Free’ by Jan Rothney
9781912092154
As a former lecturer in Health and Social Care, a therapist and an experienced practitioner running her own 'Reset to Thrive' Recovery Programme, Jan Rothney shares her expertise and first-hand experience about recovering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long Covid. The book shows why there is so much confusion surrounding these conditions and how they impact on recovery, at a time when the after effects of Covid are being felt across all of society.
'Breaking Free' allows readers to understand the science behind the symptoms, and learn how to work with the body to rebalance the autonomic system. You will be guided through step by step, at your own pace, and offered techniques to speed up recovery, before being shown what it takes to stay healthy and robust, no matter what challenges life brings. There is no magic: the answer lies within ourselves.
‘Cupid’s a Psycho’ by J.M. Gale
‘Writing Our Space: An LGBTQ+ Anthology’
9781912092529
'In this space nothing else exists, we are invisible and filled with our significance. I am an expanse of existence melding into yours, unbound by language or physicality and it makes us free.' - Mel Reeve, 'Shapeshifter'
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Writing Our Space is a collection of personal essays, short stories, poems, and scripts written by members of the LGBTQ+ community across the UK. This collection spans from heartbreak on buses to loving our childhood selves; from tiger print skirts to reflections on a HIV diagnosis. This insight into modern queerness speaks to our love, our grief, and our resilience, as both individuals and a community. To the LGBTQ+ community, from the LGBTQ+ community - in our own words.
‘Writing Within Walls’ by Arkbound Foundation
9781912092161
Prison. It is a word that conjures up loss, bleakness and despair. A place where those who have broken the law are kept, both for punishment and for the safety of society. But behind these images are human stories, accounts of tragic mistakes and broken lives, woven in-between with hope. For those inside prison, it is hope that often keeps them going: for the future, for those they care for, and for the chance to start afresh upon release.
This collection of 20 pieces by serving prisoners and people on probation explores the under-side of the criminal justice system – the side that does not make it into tabloids or documentaries. We get a chance to see the stories, thoughts and experiences of those condemned by the courts and, in many cases, by society too. Importantly, we learn how many are repentant of the past; how some are in the midst of their own battles for justice, and how all cling onto hope.
‘Understand, Dare, Thrive’ by Diana Parkes
‘Tangled Yet Coiled’ by Tom Burgess
‘Climate Adaptation: Accounts of Resilience, Self-Sufficiency and Systems Change’
‘Great Adaptations’ by Morgan Phillips
‘Sorrow, Tears and Blood’ by David Onamade
‘A Lullaby in the Desert’ by Mojgan Azar
‘Beyond the Mind’ by Jema Fowler
‘Emerging from the Storm’ by Harriet Knock
‘The Gods of Frequency’ by Shane Johnstone
‘The Rising of the Son’ by Giles Dawnay
9781912092208
James and Jonno embark on a trip of a lifetime to the mountainous villages of the Peruvian Andes. Father and son, they have different motivations, yet are united by the spirit of adventure. When disaster strikes, they have to draw deep into their hearts and face not only the unforgiving mountains but also their own inner turmoil.
This is a story that inspires and awes, with majestic mountain horizons blending with the unfathomable depths of human character. It speaks to all of us, young and old, with lessons that resound through history.
‘An adventure of mind and spirit – every page surges you on.’
‘Bury Me Where They Fall’ by Jonathan Watts
Voices of Bristol
