pour-your-heart-out book review – Page 6

‘Maybe You Should Talk to Someone’: The Scoop on Therapy, From a Therapist

Hand holding 'Maybe you should talk to someone' against a wooden background. The cover is light blue with an orange box of tissues in the middle.

‘Maybe You Should Talk to Someone’ is a must-read for anyone who has ever struggled with their mental health, through a therapist’s own experience.

‘The Division Bell Mystery’ Made Me Rethink Working with Politicians

A detective story from the 1930s tells us more about modern politics than the news.

‘Against The Loveless World’ Gives a Voice to the Voiceless

Hand holding 'Against the Loveless World' by Susan Abulhawa, against white background

Why this book about solitary confinement and one woman’s fight against a world that keeps bringing her down is a must-read for any political fiction fan.

The Feral, The Brutal, and The Supernatural in ‘Mouthful of Birds’

A hand holding "Mouthful of Birds" by Samantha Schweblin against a tropical background of leaves and red flowers, in what looks like a garden.

And why I loved this Kafkaesque trip into alternate realities.

Matthew Francis’s Retelling of ‘The Mabinogi’ Revels in the Magic of Poetry

e Mabinogi, consists of four interlinked stories set in a version of Britain in which the magical is only a few steps away and kings can become cobblers.