Rhiwbina Living Issue 55

THE PAPER PALACE
On a perfect August morning, Elle
Bishop heads out for a swim in the
pond below 'The Paper Palace' - her
family's holiday home in Cape Cod.
As she dives beneath the water she
relives the passionate encounter
she had the night before, against the
side of the house that knows all her
darkest secrets, while her husband
and mother chatted to their guests
inside.
So begins a story that unfolds over
twenty-four hours and fifty years, as
Elle's shocking betrayal leads her to
a life-changing decision.
Tender yet devastating, The Paper
Palace has been described as
'a masterful novel that brilliantly
illuminates the tensions between
desire and safety; the legacy
of tragedy, and the crimes and
misdemeanours of families.'
SUMMERbooks
If you're looking for engaging books to read
while you sit in the sun, here's our handpicked
selection for this season
books
FOUR THOUSAND WEEKS
An uplifting, engrossing and
deeply realistic exploration of the
challenge of making the most
of our time. Rejecting the futile
modern obsession with 'getting
everything done,' it introduces
readers to tools for constructing
a meaningful life by embracing
rather than denying their
limitations.
THE LIDO
This Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller centres
around a woman called Rosemary, who has
lived in Brixton all her life - but everything she
knows is changing. Only the local lido, where
she swims every day, remains a constant
reminder of the past and her beloved
husband George.
But when the lido is threatened with closure,
local journalist Kate decides to help.
MENOPAUSING
Menopause
affects every
woman, and
yet so many
approach it with
shame, fear,
misinformation or
silence.
This groundbreaking
book
will equip women
to make the
most informed
decisions about
their health and
their lives.
HOW TO BE CONFIDENT
Now, more than ever, we are
so often lost within a cycle of
negativity – from comparing
ourselves to others and
doom scrolling on social
media, to a paralysis
of choice and chasing
external gratification that
does nothing to nurture
authentic happiness. We
need confidence to master
our true ambitions, realise
our genuine strengths, and
achieve the life we need,
but might not know we
want. Here's how.
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