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The Cure for Sleep

By: Tanya Shadrick
Narrated by: Tanya Shadrick
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About this listen

What happens when you realise that you must change your life?

When—after years of hiding in routine, shrinking from opportunity, and sleepwalking through your days—you know you want more.

How do you remake your life without breaking it?

The Cure for Sleep is the stunning memoir of a smalltown wife and mother who returns from sudden near-death determined to live her second life on a larger, braver scale—whatever it takes, or costs.

©2022 Tanya Shadrick (P)2022 Weidenfeld & Nicolson Grief & Loss Personal Development Relationships

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Critic reviews

"Moving and inspiring, courageous and true: real art. Just reading her is pleasure." (Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun)

"She is fearless in her depiction of female desire—I think many women will find themselves in these pages." (Katherine May, author of Wintering)

"Such a bold, brave, and beautiful story about birth, death, rebirth and building a larger life." (Charlie Gilmour, author of Featherhood)

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A wonderful book of courage and self discovery, beautifully narrated. With so many things a woman can relate to

Wonderful

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What a wonderful book! A life, art, and its making. Beautifully written, astonishingly well observed, poetic, painful, courageous.

What a wonderful book!

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these words, this poem of life, this vulnerable tale will change your life. the delivery of the narration is exquisite and the magic in the words is so needed in these times

life changing

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what is not to love about this story? beautifully written and created from truth

what a beautiful book

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Thank you Tanya for the courage to write this and in sharing your story - for giving me understanding of myself from your knowledge and learning. This book is a must read

Amazing, touching and enlightening read, I can’t recommend enough

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