A memoir of a life spent immersed in the comfort and joy of books, from Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Rentzenbrink
Cathy Rentzenbrink has lived in Cornwall, Yorkshire and London and recently returned to Cornwall, where she lives with her family and works as a writer and journalist. She is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling memoir The Last Act of Love, which was shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize and selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club.
I cannot tell you how much I loved this book. I've just turned the
final page with tears in my eyes, and like all the best things, I'm
so desperate for you all to share in its wonder . . . if you
love books or if you need companionship during a difficult patch in
your life or if you simply want to be taken by the hand by a writer
who is kind, wise, funny, generous, insightful and profound, then
this is the book for you -- Elizabeth Day
Dear Reader celebrates reading as a means of connection and a
vehicle for escapism. It's a heartfelt reminder that, for all the
wholesome effects that reading arguably has, the first reason to do
it is for pleasure. Fittingly, Dear Reader is a pleasure to
read * Times *
Dear Reader is a love letter to stories and reading from one of our
very best memoirists. Joyful, poignant and essential reading for
people who love books . . . it is a book to cherish -- Nina
Stibbe, author of Love, Nina
I will never, ever forget the way Dear Reader made me
feel: it is profoundly tender, generous, joy-filled, love-filled
and compassionate. I have read so many wonderful books this
year but this is the one I would buy and give away to everyone in
the world if I could -- Daisy Buchanan, author of How to Be
a Grown-Up
Beautifully written and a joy to read, Dear Reader is a best
friend of a book. Comforting and wise, and with lists of
books to read, or read again, I highly recommend buying it as a
present for someone you love -- AJ Pearce, Sunday Times bestselling
author of Dear Mrs Bird
Comfort reading has been to the fore lately, and you'll find it
in abundance in this joyous memoir of a life immersed in the
pleasures and consolations of books by the author of The Last Act
of Love . . . It's chock-full of Rentzenbrink's splendid
reading recommendations, from "Children's Books I Love to Reread"
and books about "Bad Love", to "Posh People Behaving Badly" and
"Helpful Non-Fiction", which her own book most certainly is --
Caroline Sanderson * The Bookseller *
Dear Reader restored my soul -- Sara Collins, author of The
Confessions of Frannie Langton
A companion for readers everywhere . . . intimate, kind and
self-effacing, it feels like someone is sitting right next to you,
holding your hand and sharing their secrets. I loved it --
Kit de Waal, author of My Name is Leon
Dear Reader is the best thing I've read for ages and it will stay
with me forever. It is more than a book about books, it is a book
about life . . . reading Dear Reader feels like going to a
terrific party, reconnecting with old friends and making new ones
too -- Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents
Had Read (and Your Children Will be Glad That You Did)
A wonderful warm bath of a book. Perfect for all bookworms to
sink into -- Jenny Colgan, author of Meet Me At The Cupcake
Cafe
This is a book that shows what can happen when reading becomes
one of the foundation stones in someone's life, how it miraculously
reveals a map when you've lost your path and how it will always
provide a connection to the world when we feel alone . . . Cathy,
prepare for adulation -- Diane Setterfield, author of The
Thirteenth Tale
Dear Reader is a comfort, an inspiration and a gift of a
book for readers, reluctant readers and anyone who wants to feel
better about themselves and the world. I applaud Cathy
Rentzenbrink, she is a truly brilliant writer -- Julia Samuel,
author of Grief Works
Your first port of call if you're looking for a book to recommend
or just a bit stuck on what to choose next. But it's more than a
reference book; it's a personal account of how books have comforted
the author and what they can do for the soul -- Kit de Waal, 'Books
of the Year' * New Statesman *
Cathy Rentzenbrink's exploration of reading books and the comfort
they bring in Dear Reader feels like art in your hands *
Stylist, 'Best Gift Books this Christmas' *
Your first port of call if you're looking for a book to recommend
or just a bit stuck on what to choose next. But it's more than a
reference book; it's a personal account of how books have comforted
the author and what they can do for the soul -- Kit de Waal * New
Statesman, Books of the Year *
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