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"(this) book is superb: well-reasoned arguments with absorbing personal stories..."

"intense, evocative and moving..."

"A vicar’s moving account of the death of his husband and life with a difficult illness..."

"Cho weaves fractured memoir with Korean history and culture in a raw exploration of mental illness..."

"An outstanding debut from a supremely talented writer..."

"Author pens tear-jerking memoir about her boyfriend who passed away after being diagnosed with terminal cancer..."

"This is a beautiful memoir that shows how the past so often informs the present..."

"Speak, Okinawa sheds light in the dark, unspoken corners of bi-racial identity, the chasms of misunderstanding in America today — and the wider western world..."

"Fathers, mothers and grownup children reflect on leaving home and the ‘dance between closeness and distance’ in an outstanding anthology..."

"beautifully written and intensely moving..."

"Campbell traces the faultlines in his own life all the way back to his childhood and examines how they splayed him apart...."

"A must-read for all mums-to-be..."

"compelling..."

"(a) fascinating and readable guide to ageing well..."

"The book shines brightest however when Robinson is looking in the mirror..."

"Holmes has done an admirable job of including women of every sexual preference;..."

"Claypole, who has a stutter, argues that pathological “disfluencies” should instead be understood and – the more radical claim – celebrated. ..."

"a powerful blend of health, self-help and memoir..."

"A gentle memoir by a romantic journalist, who recounts what happened when, seeking to honour her father, she agreed to consider a selection of ‘suitable’ husbands..."

"less about death and more a celebration of life written in a captivating, intelligent style that is sprinkled with black humour..."

"Gary Taubes argues persuasively that ‘those who fatten easily’ should abandon carbs altogether..."

"The book contains 100 recipes, all beautifully photographed by Simon Wheeler...."

"The octogenarian’s third volume of memoirs has a change of pace..."

"The grandson of Stalin’s last surviving bodyguard turns interrogator in this engrossing and tragic family history..."

"After reading this book, it is hard not to feel pity for carers, the cared for — and the society we have become..."

"a startlingly frank account of the rollercoaster moods which Campbell traces back to his childhood..."