Dear Reader

The Comfort and Joy of Books

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Dear Reader

By: Cathy Rentzenbrink

Narrated by: Cathy Rentzenbrink

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About this listen

Dear Reader is a moving, funny and joyous exploration of how books can change the course of your life, packed with recommendations from one reader to another.

For as long as she can remember, Cathy Rentzenbrink has lost and found herself in stories. Growing up she was rarely seen without her nose in a book and read in secret long after lights out. When tragedy struck, books kept her afloat. Eventually they lit the way to a new path, first as a bookseller and then as a writer. No matter what the future holds, reading will always help.

From the Sunday Times best-selling author of The Last Act of Love.

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"I loved this book.... I’m so desperate for you all to share in its wonder." (Elizabeth Day)

"Dear Reader is a love letter to stories and reading...a book to cherish." (Nina Stibbe)

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A firm favourite for memoirists and those who love reading books and books about books. Cathy narrates the book so well; I could listen to her reading all day. She wraps her life, her favourite books and how to get you reading a wider range of fiction and non-fiction. I'll listen to her again and again.