The Sparkle Pages by Meg Bignell

The Sparkle Pages by Meg BignellA wonderfully original and heartfelt comic novel about one woman's mission to reignite the passion in her marriage and rediscover herself. Bridget Jones meets Eleanor Oliphant in the 'up lit' debut of the year. 'Is marriage just a series of texts about where the children are and whether we need milk until one of you dies?' Susannah Parks wife, mother, cleaner of surfaces and runner of household is a viola virtuoso. Except she hasn't picked up a viola

from special plants and berries

but do you know what's good for you

they tell us how the world is

but begins to chart the way forward

a chronicle of her journey across Great Britain

It is a tale of the country's heart and some of its most remarkable but little-known characters

In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

but to revel in the life-changing wonder and joy of doing so

this book argues that disease and suffering have become powerful expressions of Indigenous identity

We just need to know where to look

Keep our language on your tongue

Wise Women of the Dreamtime allows us to participate in the world's oldest stories and to begin a new dream of harmony between human society and nature