Southern View: October 15, 2020

6 Thursday October 15 2020
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The Reacher Guy
by heather Martin
Lee Child is the thriller writer responsible for countless international bestsellers - as well
as the iconic character of Jack Reacher. Yet despite being revered by millions of readers
around the globe, little is actually known about the enigmatic man behind the novels.
The Lee Child origin myth is a much-loved one: it sees the author springing, fully formed,
from the brow of Granada Television. But this is the first time that anyone has revealed
the Lee Child arc: from peaceful obscurity in the Yorkshire Dales to cult status as a literary
rockstar, through to backlash, the changing zeitgeist and intimations of retirement.
The Reacher Guy is an explosive and riveting biography of a much-loved and
mythologised author. In it, Heather Martin looks closely at where Child really sprang from.
Based on disarmingly frank personal conversations and years of correspondence with the
author, as well as privileged access to archival materials, it the nearest thing the world is
ever likely to get to the autobiography Lee Child does not intend to write.
Maiden Voyages
Women and the Golden Age of Transatlantic Travel
by sian evans
How the Golden Age of transatlantic travel between the wars transformed women’s
lives across all classes - a vivid portrait of life on-board the iconic ocean liners. Before
convenient air travel, transatlantic travel was the province of the great ocean liners
and never more so than in the glory days of the interwar years. It was an extraordinary
undertaking made by many women. Some travelled for leisure, some for work; others to
find a new life, marriage, to reinvent themselves or find new opportunities. Their stories
have remained largely untold - until now. Maiden Voyages is a fascinating portrait of
these women, and their lives on board magnificent ocean liners as they sailed between
the old and the new worlds. The ocean liner was a microcosm of contemporary society,
divided by class: from the luxury of the upper deck, playground for the rich and famous,
to the cramped conditions of steerage or third class travel. These iconic liners were filled
with women of all ages, classes and backgrounds: celebrities and refugees, migrants
and millionairesses, aristocrats and crew members.
Sam Bloom: Heartache & Birdsong
by Cameron Bloom samantha Bloom Bradley trevor
Greive
The follow-up to the ABIA award-winning, international bestselling sensation
Penguin Bloom - the miraculous tale of a baby magpie that helped save a young
mother and her family - is a homegrown and international bestseller; soon to
be a major Hollywood movie, starring Naomi Watts and Andrew Lincoln. Sam’s
personal message at the end of the book has resonated powerfully with readers
- where, pulling no punches, she writes about what it is really like to face life in
a wheelchair. In Sam Bloom, Sam tells her own story for the first time - how a
shy but determined Australian girl became a nurse and travelled across Africa.
How she fell in love with a like-minded free spirit, raised three boys and built
a life together on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. And then, in a single horrific
moment, how everything changed. Sam’s journey back from the edge of death
and the depths of despair is so much more than an account of overcoming adversity. Sam’s captivating true story - written
by close friend, New York Times bestselling author Bradley Trevor Greive, and featuring extraordinary photographs taken by
Sam’s husband, Cameron Bloom - is humbling, heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure. A triumph of raw emotion and
incredible beauty, Sam Bloom: Heartache & Birdsong is a truly unforgettable book.
Think Like a Monk
The secret of how to harness the power of positivity and be happy
by Jay shetty
Jay Shetty, social media superstar and host of the #1 podcast ‘On Purpose’, distils the
timeless wisdom he learned as a practising monk into practical steps anyone can take
every day to live a less anxious, more meaningful life.
In this inspiring, empowering book, Shetty draws on his time as a monk in the Vedic
tradition to show us how we can clear the roadblocks to our potential and power. Drawing
on ancient wisdom and his own rich experiences in the ashram, Think Like a Monk reveals
how to overcome negative thoughts and habits, and access the calm and purpose that lie
within all of us. The lessons monks learn are profound but often abstract. Shetty transforms
them into advice and exercises we can all apply to reduce stress, improve focus, improve
relationships, identify our hidden abilities, increase self-discipline and give the gifts we find
in ourselves to the world. Shetty proves that everyone can – and should – think like a monk.
The Secret Life of the Savoy
and the D’Oyly Carte family
by olivia Williams
The story of the Savoy’s founders, through three generations and a hundred years of luxury
In 1889, Victorian impresario Richard D’Oyly Carte opened The Savoy, Britain’s first luxury
hotel. Allowing the rich to live like royalty, it attracted glamour, scandal and a cast of
eccentric characters, with the D’Oyly Carte family elevated to a unique vantage point on high
society.
The Secret Life of the Savoy tells their story through three generations: Richard (a showman
who made his fortune from the Gilbert and Sullivan operas), Rupert (who expanded the
D’Oyly Carte empire through two world wars and the roaring twenties), and Bridget (the
reluctant heiress and last of the family line).
In this, the first biography of the family, Olivia Williams revives their extroardinary cultural
legacy, told through the prism of their iconic hotel and its many distinguished guests.
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