Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg MasonEveryone tells Martha Friel she is clever and beautiful, a brilliant writer who has been loved every day of her adult life by one man, her husband Patrick. A gift, her mother once said, not everybody gets. So why is everything broken? Why is Martha on the edge of 40 friendless, practically jobless and so often sad? And why did Patrick decide to leave? Maybe she is just too sensitive, someone who finds it harder to be alive than most people. Or maybe

With rebellion in the air

In this stunningly unusual prose debut

and your life

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest an exuberant

To pass the time

' Olivia Laing

And his journey will change the universe

this book combines memoir

In this remarkable sequel to his critically acclaimed memoir Watching the Door

She'll make you laugh

playful and philosophical

this board book version of David Bowie tells the inspiring story of this famous singer-songwriter and musician