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Proof that reading really is good for your health

08 Feb 05:50am

Filed under: Anxiety, Books, Books On Prescription Scheme, Depression, Mental Health

It’s always harder to forget the book that rips your heart from your chest. Irene Némirovsky’s, Suite Francaise is that book for me. It’s the story of a group of Parisians, thrown together during the Nazi occupation of their city in 1942. A heady mix of persecution, brutality, missed opportunity, sacrifice and broken families – it’s the most depressing book that I have ever read.

At least one book a day keeps the blues at bay

So, there’s very little doubt that Suite Francaise will not be included on the approved reading list for the UK’s new “Books on Prescription Scheme”.

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LJ Dots says:

06:59pm | 08/02/13

marley. I’m actually a bit of a fan of Wodehouse myself. Apologies for the brevity of this comment - 2 minutes to cut off *shakes fist at The Punch* Read more »
kitteh says:

06:43pm | 08/02/13

Some of my newer discoveries: Child of God, by Cormac McCarthy - in spite of McCarthy’s resurgence, still overlooked and undervalued. Mister Pip, by Lloyd Jones. A Fringe of Leaves, by Patrick White - ten thousand English Lit teachers still can’t drain its power. I read a lot of nonfiction… Read more »

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