A hug in a book
This is a charming book and one that provided solace during the current world crisis. It is filled with lots of words no longer in common usage that describe some of the more challenging emotions and experiences we may face. I dipped in and out of it over a couple of weeks and loved finding out the history and background to these words, and many provided comfort. At times, it felt like a hug in a book.
I fell in love with the concept of angel visits which relates to missing our friends and the memories we hold about enjoyable times we've had in the past with them. But my absolute favourite was aphercotropism – for when you're facing obstacles. I read the section on this word several times as I found it reassuring, consoling, and it inspired hope.
I'm not usually a big non-fiction reader, but I'd highly recommend this book as a place to turn when you need something soothing. It's definitely a book you can return to again and again.
I'd like to thank Netgalley, the publisher and Paul Anthony Jones for letting me read an advance copy of the book and it's just been released so you can find it on Amazon here:
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