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The novel cure : an A-Z of literary remedies by Berthoud, Ella, author; Elderkin, Susan is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.
What is The novel cure : an A-Z of literary remedies about?
A novel is a story transmitted from the novelist to the reader. It offers distraction, entertainment, and an opportunity to unwind or focus. But it can also be something more powerful—a way to learn about how to live. Read at the right moment in your life, a novel can—quite literally—change it. The Novel Cure is a reminder of that power. To create this apothecary, the authors have trawled two thousand years of literature for novels that effectively promote happiness, health, and sanity, written by brilliant minds who knew what it meant to be human and wrote their life lessons into their fiction. Structured like a reference book, readers simply look up their ailment, be it agoraphobia, boredom, or a midlife crisis, and are given a novel to read as the antidote. Bibliotherapy does not discriminate between pains of the body and pains of the head (or heart). Aware that you’ve been cowardly? Pick up To Kill a Mockingbird for an injection of courage. Experiencing a sudden, acute fear of death? Read One Hundred Years of Solitude for some perspective on the larger cycle of life. Nervous about throwing a dinner party? Ali Smith’s There but for The will convince you that yours could never go
Who reads The novel cure : an A-Z of literary remedies?
It is typically read by readers who need quick, reliable lookup and repeat reference.
Common subject areas: reference, language, dictionaries and manuals.
- Author
- Berthoud, Ella, author; Elderkin, Susan
- Publisher
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Hamish Hamilton
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780670066568
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Reference, History
- Rating
- 3.9 / 5 (49 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14