At age 50, Tim Parks began to experience debilitating chronic pain. When no diagnosis was forthcoming, he embarked on a quest to solve the problem himself and discovered meditation. Parks is an accomplished writer -- this is a very fine book.
This is one of 7 books that I recommend for taking advantage of the prime of your life. Bit.ly/2r8wo6U

What a revelation! Wish I'd read this year's ago. The effect of teling the story in verse is like one those paintings where what the artist leaves out shapes the image.

Hannah Kent weaves elements of a true story into her compelling tale of fear, suspicion and 'the old ways'.
The Good People are fairies, and not the cute ones of popular culture. According to local lore, they need to be appeased to stop more tragedy descending on the valley. Read my full review at bit.ly/2q1Bils

Just re-read this, downloaded to my Kindle then found my old paperback. Amazingly powerful.

I found this paperback in the English language section of a second hand bookshop in Barcelona -- 35 years after I first read it. It's one of 5 books that's helped me through tough times. Bit.ly/2p17EOC

Kalanithi's compelling memoir reminds us to make time to refocus our values. Only then can we discover how best to live our lives, be they long or brief. Read my full review at bit.ly/2oWQQ9d