Haileybury Gazette | Hope | Issue 9

A BURGLAR’S GUIDE TO THE CITY BY GEOFF
MANAUGH
This nonfiction book imparts — if not quite hope — certainly an
expanded sense of possibility. Its tales of heists and getaways, of the
use and misuse of city infrastructure, are both good fun and a
significant departure from the typical way we think about cities. The
book is also full of mischievous advice, which could be useful in the
parallel universe where you make a living robbing banks.
PROJECT SEMICOLON BY AMY BLEUEL
The creator of Project Semicolon started it in 2013 to spread an important
message of hope: No one struggling with a mental illness is alone; you, too,
can survive and live a life filled with joy and love. The semicolon represents
this message, raising awareness, with thousands of people all over the world
getting it tattooed and sharing photos, often alongside their personal stories of
hardship, growth, and rebirth. The book reveals dozens of new portraits and
stories from people of all ages talking about what they have endured and
what they want for their futures. An honest, hopeful collection of stories serves
as a reminder that better days are ahead and every day you choose to live,
you let your beautiful story continue on.
THE KILLING OF BUTTERFLY JOE BY
RHIDIAN BROOK
Part travelogue, part mystery, part fact and part fantasy, the book is a
unique adventure story set on the roads of 1980’s America, where 2
men set out on a road trip to sell butterflies in cases to the masses. In
pursuit of inspiration, riches and the Great American Dream ‘the one
that leads from rags to riches via pitches’ – whatever the
consequences - they set out on a journey. Filled with humour and rich
in imagination, this is an epic story of hope, friendship, desire and
adventure.
We hope that these books will ignite your spark of hope! The
mentioned authors skillfully shine a light on the issues we sometimes hide behind or don’t talk
about, showing us that there is indeed a light in the darkness, that we are not the first ones to
experience such feelings, and that there is a community out there we can join, that knows
exactly what we’re going through. Bad times are not eternal and together we’ll get through
them.
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