Do you ever find yourself rushing through your days with no time to pause and look around you? Do you pay attention to the aroma of your coffee? Do you notice pigeons gulping from puddles? This book contains 365 'small stones' - bite-sized truffles of poetry celebrating the extraordinary in the everyday and the ordinary. It will remind you to slow down and engage with your own world, because right here and right now is where the wonder is.
Exploring the mundane aspects of everyday life, the narrative delves into the relatable experiences of feeling lost amidst trivial pursuits. It captures the humor and awkwardness of social situations, the struggle for meaningful connections, and the search for satisfaction in a world filled with distractions. Through these reflections, the book invites readers to question the significance of their daily routines and the choices they make.
Fiona Robyn's debut poetry collection explores the intricate connections between nature and human experience. Through vivid imagery and emotional depth, the poems delve into themes of existence, growth, and the beauty of living things. Robyn's unique voice invites readers to reflect on their own relationships with the world around them, making this collection a poignant journey of self-discovery and appreciation for life.
Violet Ackerman is lost. With four children, a divorce and an all-consuming career behind her, she moves to a new house by the sea with no idea of what the future holds – or even if she has a future at all.Then she starts to receive a series of letters from the past. These letters, dated fifty years before, were written by a young pregnant woman living in a mother-and-baby home. Violet has no idea who is sending her these letters, or what message they are intended to impart.As Violet tries to solve the mystery of the letters and build a new life for herself, she is forced to confront the mess she has made of her with her children, her lover and her friends. When all her instincts tell her to run, Violet must try to gather the courage to face her greatest enemy. Herself.The Letters is a story about love and hope from the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Thing. Once again, Satya Robyn weaves a heartwarming tale about how it’s never too late to be healed by love.Satya Robyn previously wrote under the name of Fiona Robyn.“Robyn is the real thing. A gifted writer who understands the complexities of the human soul.” Jacqui Lofthouse“Satya Robyn is a thoughtful and moving writer who has a great sense of human emotion.” Michael Kimball"An entirely entrancing tale, with visuals that leap and spin from every page." Caroline Smailes
After forty years of happy marriage, Leonard thought he knew his wife Rose as well as he knew himself. It's only after her sudden death that he finds her old handbag, which contains a mystery he can't ignore. Accompanied by Lily, his wife's childhood friend, Leonard becomes a reluctant detective as his whole life starts to unravel... 'The Blue Handbag' is steeped in a quiet poetry which reminds us to take pleasure from the ordinary details of life - reading stories to our children, sharing silence with our friend over a beer, enjoying the plants Leonard tends for a living - and never to take anything for granted.