There’s no place like home

Welcome to The Read to Recovery, a place celebrating the role all things books can play in helping us through life’s difficult times. Whether a particular book, the act of reading, or an afternoon in a bookshop have been part of a period of physical, psychological or emotional recovery for you, I’d love to hear from you. As I share my own experiences I’m aware that there is a whole world of wisdom I can’t tap into alone, and hope I will have real companions alongside my fictional ones joining me on this journey. I’ll be sharing stories of recovery that I’m hoping will reach out to people who need them, as well as some good old fashioned book recommendations – because who doesn’t love an ever-growing TBR list.

When you want something gripping

I am a massive fan of psychological thrillers, whodunnits, the kind of books that people spoil for you at their peril. I yearn for books that wake me up by falling on my face because I haven’t been able to put them down at a sensible hour, that have that all important ‘twist’ that I… Continue reading When you want something gripping

Getting out of the house – libraries to the rescue

Recovering from surgery sucks for several reasons – one of the things I found hardest was my inability to move much and do things for myself. I had a brief window into what it must be like to lose your independence and have to rely on others for the simplest things that before I’d very… Continue reading Getting out of the house – libraries to the rescue

When reading is all you’ve got

It’s taken me longer than I thought it would to post this. I spoke out more about my miscarriage during Baby Loss Awareness Week and planned to post this as part of that, but discovered that a few tweets and conversations were more emotionally draining than I’d anticipated. I’ve had a week away from it… Continue reading When reading is all you’ve got

Matilda and me

Matilda was my favourite character when I was growing up – she still might be. I remember adoring this book from page one, and – anyone who knows me now will be shocked to hear this because I’m renowned for keeping my books in pristine condition – I read it so many times that the… Continue reading Matilda and me

Day 1

Day 1 is hard. The first day after something has happened, when you’re not just reacting to a situation as it unfolds, when you realise that life goes on around you and you are expected to start returning to some sort of “normal”. At this point you can have no idea what your recovery will… Continue reading Day 1

About me

I am an avid reader who has always found solace in the pages of a book, but have never really thought about how or why reading helps with so many aspects of life. When I had a miscarriage and had to process emotions that were deeper than I thought I knew what to do with,… Continue reading About me

Contact

I would love to hear from you if you have your own recovery story to tell – let me know if you want me to share it (in full or part) on the blog and whether you want this to be credited or anonymous. I also really welcome feedback on the blog and what you’d… Continue reading Contact

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