The Literary Lifeline: Bibliotherapy and the Transforming Power of Reading
Author:   Kevin Harvey (University of Nottingham, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781472583604


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   24 July 2025
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Kevin Harvey (University of Nottingham, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9781472583604


ISBN 10:   1472583604
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   24 July 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Note on the Text 1. The Reading Revolution: Shared Reading and Reading for Wellbeing 2. What Have Libraries Ever Done For Us? In Defence of the Public Library System 3. Reawakening the Mind: Poetry and the New Culture of Dementia Care 4. The Enduring Self: A Journal 5. The Doctor as Writer, the Writer as Doctor: A Conversation with Gavin Francis 6. ‘To Know This Song Before Dying’: Some Notes on Grief and Mourning Reading and dementia: Poems for reading aloud References Index

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An eloquent, humane book that celebrates the power of literature to bring consolation and healing: words can be medicine for the soul. * Nicci Gerrard, journalist and author of What Dementia Tell Us About Love *


""An eloquent, humane book that celebrates the power of literature to bring consolation and healing: words can be medicine for the soul."" --Nicci Gerrard, journalist and author of What Dementia Tell Us About Love


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Kevin Harvey is Associate Professor at the School of English at the University of Nottingham, UK.

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