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culture<br />
Happiful reads...<br />
Happiful reads...<br />
From ways to spice up your favourite noodle recipes to uplifting<br />
stories, we share four books you won’t want to miss this month<br />
Writing | Chelsea Graham<br />
Grief can come as a<br />
shock, and it can be<br />
difficult to know how<br />
move forward. When<br />
Amy loses her mum, she realises<br />
she has now become the ‘woman<br />
of the family’. While navigating<br />
her feelings, she also begins to<br />
work her way through learning<br />
the skills her mother never got a<br />
chance to teach her.<br />
Amy comes to realise that<br />
she doesn’t know how to keep<br />
the peace between her feuding<br />
aunts, or how to react when<br />
her dad makes lasagne for an<br />
unknown woman. Uplifting,<br />
relatable, and honest, Amy<br />
Lavelle’s novel will resonate<br />
with anyone who has ever<br />
experienced the loss of someone<br />
close to them, or who has had<br />
Definitely Fine<br />
by Amy Lavelle<br />
Out now<br />
to navigate challenging and<br />
important life moments without<br />
the person who had, before,<br />
always been there to guide them.<br />
Must reads<br />
Book covers | amazon.co.uk<br />
Bowls & Broths<br />
by Pippa<br />
Middlehurst<br />
2 September<br />
Once a cancer<br />
research<br />
scientist, and<br />
now a cook<br />
and author, Pippa Middlehurst is<br />
a keen advocate for building the<br />
noodle bowl from the bottom up.<br />
Sharing recipes for heart-warming<br />
broths, fiery noodle bowls, and<br />
crunchy toppings, Pippa has a<br />
recipe for every craving. She<br />
believes it’s important to offer<br />
accessible recipes that can be<br />
adapted for each reader, and so<br />
creates options with each dish.<br />
Patience by<br />
Victoria Scott<br />
Out now<br />
The Willow’s<br />
youngest<br />
daughter,<br />
Patience, has<br />
Rett syndrome<br />
– meaning she is trapped in her<br />
own body – forcing her family to<br />
make all of her decisions on her<br />
behalf. An extraordinary story<br />
of love, hope, and dilemma,<br />
Patience is a heart-wrenching<br />
tale of parents given the chance<br />
to cure their child’s disease, and<br />
who must to decide whether<br />
a seemingly impossible risk is<br />
worth the reward.<br />
A Book of Secrets<br />
by Derren Brown<br />
2 September<br />
Having previously<br />
written a book all<br />
about happiness,<br />
Derren now<br />
explores why this<br />
may not be our only successful<br />
route to finding value. He delves<br />
into the idea that maybe there<br />
is something to be found in our<br />
frustrations, and in uncertainty.<br />
A deep dive into history, his own<br />
experiences, and the opinions of<br />
others, this book is a wonderful<br />
exploration of how we can find<br />
compassion and consolation in<br />
surprising places.<br />
<strong>happiful</strong>.com | September <strong>2021</strong> | 49
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