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| British doctors to prescribe mood-boosting books to patients Posted: 09 Feb 2013 06:27 AM PST  British doctors may now prescribe feel-good reads to their patients suffering from depression or anxiety. — shutterstock.com pic Charitable organisation The Reading Agency has helped create the program, expected to launch in May in partnership with the Society of Chief Librarians, reports WebMD. Patients can access 30 pre-endorsed books on cognitive behavioral therapy, in addition to checking out "mood-boosting" novels and poetry. A similar program is already in place in Wales by Cardiff-based clinical psychologist Neil Frude, and several local initiatives have been set up in England, according to WebMD. New research has also found that a group of patients suffering from depression who received treatment in association with guided self-help books saw better results than those who received traditional therapy. That study was published last month in the open access journal PlosOne. Access: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0052735 If you're looking for a mood-boosting book, The Reading Agency offers a list on its website, including their latest update, mood-boosting books as selected by older people in reading groups. Here are a few recommended titles: "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho, "Bird Cloud: A Memoir of Place" by Annie Proulx, "The Builders" by Maeve Binchy, "Reading in Bed" by Sue Gee, "Selected Stories" by Anton Chekhov, and "The Snow Goose and The Small Miracle" by Paul Gallico. — AFP-Relaxnews |
| New book gives servants’ perspective in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Posted: 08 Feb 2013 07:21 PM PST
In "Longbourn," which will be released later this year in the United States, writer Jo Baker (picture) focuses on a romance between the main characters, a newly arrived footman and a housemaid on the Bennet family estate. "While 'Longbourn' brings to life a different side of the world Austen first created, I was impressed even more by the way this novel stands as a transporting, fully realised work of fiction in its own right," Diane Coglianese, an editor at publisher Alfred K. Knopf, said in a statement. Baker describes the chaos downstairs among the Bennets' servants, the preparation for the lavish balls, the housekeeper's thoughts about the family patriarch and the tragedy of the Napoleonic wars. Baker, who was born and lives in Lancashire, England, has written other books, including "Offcomer," and "The Mermaid's Child." Random House Studio and Focus Features have purchased the film rights for "Longbourn." Transworld will publish the book in Britain and Random House is the Canadian publisher. — Reuters |
NEW YORK, Feb 9 — A British writer has written a book based on Jane Austen's classic novel "Pride and Prejudice" but told from the servants' point of view, its US publisher said on Thursday.| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: Books To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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