by NRB | 9 Nov 2023 | Fiction |
Encompassing grief, trauma and recovery, Nadine J Cohen’s debut novel is also very funny, navigating its dark themes with wit and compassion. ‘Immersed in water as the sun announces its arrival, I feel weightless. I feel free. It’s how I imagine other people feel all...
by NRB | 14 Oct 2021 | Non-fiction |
Lucia Osborne Crowley explores how trauma affects our bodies, recounting her own experiences and those of others. ‘Despite our best efforts,’ writes Lucia Osborne-Crowley, ‘the body finds a way to express what the mind cannot.’ Through a combination of memoir,...
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