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  Will You Read This Please?:...

  Joanna Cannon

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  ‘Moving and vital’ i NEWS 
  ‘A beautiful book’ EVENING STANDARD 
  ‘Deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible’ DAILY MIRROR 
  How do we give a voice to those who so often remain unheard? Will You Read This, Please? is a frank and impactful collection of twelve stories written in conjunction with our best British writers, including Tracy Chevalier and Clare Mackintosh, based on the lived experience of people who have faced mental illness in the UK. 
  Edited by Sunday Times bestselling author Joanna Cannon, the stories told here are powerful, resonant and heart-breaking. This is a ground-breaking and unforgettable collection, shining a light on the stigma and isolation of living with mental illness, while also showing the strength and resilience of the human spirit. 
  Will You Read This, Please? is a new, top-tier literary work in the realm of medical fiction. Edited by Joanna Cannon, this biographical collection of stories offers a fresh perspective on mental illness, making it a must-read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the human condition. 
  For fans of Jo Browning Wroe (Date with Danger), Rachel Joyce (Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North), Kate Atkinson (Shrines of Gaiety), Maggie O'Farrell (Hamnet), and Bonnie Garmus (Lessons in Chemistry). 
  HarperCollins 2023

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  Nothing Was the Same - A Memoir

  Kay Redfield Jamison

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  Perhaps no one but Kay Redfield Jamison-who combines the acute perceptions of a psychologist with writerly elegance and passion-could bring such a delicate touch to the subject of losing a spouse to cancer. In spare and at times strikingly lyrical prose, Jamison looks back at her relationship with her husband, Richard Wyatt, a renowned scientist who battled severe dyslexia to become one of the foremost experts on schizophrenia. And with characteristic honesty, she describes his slow surrender to cancer, her own struggle with overpowering grief, and her efforts to distinguish grief from depression.Jamison also recalls the joy that Richard brought her during the nearly twenty years they had together. Wryly humorous anecdotes mingle with bittersweet memories of a relationship that was passionate and loving-if troubled on occasion by her manic depression-as Jamison reveals the ways in which Richard taught her to live fully through his courage and grace.A penetrating study of grief viewed from deep inside the experience itself, Nothing Was the Same is also a deeply moving memoir by a superb writer.

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  A Spy for an Unknown Country:...

  Merab Mamardashvili

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  Soviet-era philosopher Merab Mamardashvili developed an original and subtle philosophical system distinct from both his orthodox and dissident colleagues. This volume provides English-speaking audiences with a range of his lectures and writings on ancient philosophy, civil society, the European project, and literature. After many decades hiding in plain sight, he emerges as a Soviet thinker who writes in the double-voiced manner of an ideologically surveilled academic and a potent literary and theoretical innovator independent of his context.

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  The Red Badge of Courage

  Stephen Crane

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  This story is about a young soldier, Henry Fleming, fighting in the American Civil War. It is a vivid and stark portrayal of war on the human psyche, interspersed with symbolic imagery and biblical metaphors. The story realistically portrays the young soldier's physical and psychological struggles after fleeing from his first encounter with a battle. He returns to his regiment to become a strong soldier and even taking on the task of the flag bearer in the final battle.
   
  Though Stephen Crane had never been in any combat situations, his interviews with a wide number of veterans enabled him to create this novel, widely regarded as a unusually realistic depiction of a young man in battle.

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  This Child Will Be Great -...

  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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  This Child Will Be Great is an inspirational memoir from Africa’s first elected female president about her improbable rise to international prominence.   In January 2006, after the Republic of Liberia had been racked by fourteen years of brutal civil conflict, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf—Africa’s “Iron Lady”—was sworn in as president, an event that marked a tremendous turning point in the history of the West African nation.   In this stirring memoir, the Nobel Peace Prize and Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree shares the story of her rise to power, including her early childhood; her experiences with abuse, imprisonment, and exile; her fight for democracy and social justice, and her unwavering resolve to rebuild her nation. She reveals her determination to succeed in multiple worlds, from her studies in the United States to her work as an international bank executive, to campaigning in some of Liberia’s most desperate and war-torn villages and neighborhoods. It is the tale of an outspoken political and social reformer who fought the oppression of dictators and championed change. By telling her story, Sirleaf encourages women everywhere to pursue leadership roles at the highest levels of power, and gives us all hope that we can change the world.  “Exceptionally well written, a true story that seems as much a thriller as the remembrances of an ambitious and brave woman. . . . This timely book . . . is a lesson in courage and perseverance.” —Washington Post  “An incredible story. . . . An accessible walk through Liberian history, told by someone who was somehow always in the center of the political storm.” —New York Times Book Review

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  Big Game Hunter - A Biography of...

  Norman Etherington

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  This book tells the story of an adventurer, hunter and naturalist in late nineteenth-century Africa, who would inspire novelists such as Rider Haggard and Wilbur Smith. The book describes Selous' extraordinary adventures, from elephant-hunting, and diamond-prospecting, to an early expedition to found Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in the European scramble for Africa. The book also examines Selous' relationships with other influential people of the time, including Robert Baden-Powell, Frederick Russell Burnham, Cecil Rhodes, King Lobengula of the Ndebele, and American President Teddy Roosevelt. In Big Game Hunter Norman Etherington paints a skilful portrait of a complex man who started as an elephant hunter but who eventually founded some of the first game reserves in Africa and was acclaimed by both the National History Museum and the Royal Geographical Society for his collections and discoveries. Selous, who was killed by a German sniper bullet in Tanganyika in the First World War, was one of the world's great adventurers.

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