CULTURE EDITION
KELLY BISHOP THE THIRD GILMORE GIRL If the arrival of autumn means you’re in the midst of a Gilmore Girls rewatch, then you need this book in your life quicker than a pop culture back-and-forth between Lorelai and Rory. If that makes no sense to you at all, then head to Netflix and start watching – you won’t regret it! This is the hugely anticipated memoir of Kelly Bishop, who famously played the elder matriarch in Gilmore Girls , a much-loved US series about a mother and her daughter living in a sleepy New England town. Kelly Bishop played Emily Gilmore – main character Lorelai’s mother – who was a cutting, glamorous, ice-cold snob, yet secretly proud of her daughter’s fearlessness and always striving to protect her family. Mother and daughter clashed relentlessly, but as the memes say, maturity is coming to realise that Emily was right. Despite becoming most famous for her role on this beloved series, there’s so much more to Kelly’s career, as this brilliant book clearly demonstrates. It shares stories of her early years as a classically trained ballerina, her award-winning role in A Chorus Line on Broadway, as well as her personal struggles with her first husband’s gambling addiction and second husband’s cancer diagnosis. She continually reinvents herself, adjusting to the challenges life throws her way, revelling in her later-life success and stardom. Warm, revealing and captivating throughout, this story is the perfect accompaniment to cosy season and a reminder that, sometimes, the best stories are those lived fully.
UNLOCKING THE SECRET GARDEN This trio of tomes is all about searching for personal meaning through horticulture
Rootbound: Rewilding a Life ALICE VINCENT
Where the Hornbeam Grows BETH LYNCH
The Garden Against Time OLIVIA LAING
A poetic, thoughtful paean to the power of growing and the safe space that plants can create in a life, Alice’s precious balcony garden sees her through heartbreak, new love and finding her place in the world.
Part memoir, part travelogue and part heartfelt nature writing, this evocative book shares local writer Beth’s journey to finally create her own garden, untangling her memories and connecting with the world.
This smash bestseller follows Olivia’s restoration of a walled garden in Suffolk, subsequent exploration of both real and imagined paradises and the self-discovery that nurturing a garden can bring.
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