Could this be one of the most devastatingly beautiful books I've ever read? A rollercoaster of emotions from hope to despair and back again. A love story about a woman who is fatally flawed, doing her best, loving and losing and a small boy whose world in 1980s Glasgow is bright vividly to life in Douglas Stuart's wonderful first novel.
Helen Blomfield was the perfect guest to explore this novel with. An Occupational Therapist ACP (my first OT guest) working in Primary Care with a deep interest in health inequalities Helen also has the family connection of being the daughter in law of photographer Robert Blomfield who captured many images reminiscent of the cover photo and scenes within this novel.
We talked a little about the exhibition of his photos which you can see here: https://www.robertblomfield.co.uk/
Follow Helen on Twitter https://twitter.com/helenblomfield8
If you are interested in health inequalities the charity Fairhealth have some superb resources and learning modules here https://www.fairhealth.org.uk/
The memoir of the little girl in the photo Helen mentions is https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2983372-what-daddy-did
RESOURCES FOR SUPPORTING YOUNG CARERS
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/our-work/supporting-young-carers
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/practical-support/getting-care-and-support/young-carers-and-carers-of-children-under-18
https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/children-and-families/young-carers/
We also discussed Deborah Orr's wonderful memoir Motherwell https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/08/motherwell-a-girlhood-deborah-orr-review