Many people in the UK have been left with little to do in self-isolation. Thousands have been left sat at home as their jobs have been deemed “non-essential” and have been forced to close. While many are taking the opportunity to catch up on boxsets and old films, others prefer the simple pleasures such as a new book to read.
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Love travel? Love food? Then this is the travel memoir for you.
Ms Gilbert’s memoir of self-discovery is an inspiring read that sees her journey around the world alone in the wake of what can only be described as a mid-life crisis.
Her aim was to visit three places where she could look at one aspect of her own nature set agains the backdrop of a particular culture.
This book will help you discover yourself, enjoy your own company and most importantly look at why you follow society’s ideals.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Another travel memoir that is warm, suspenseful and full of humour.
Ms Strayed decided she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State – alone.
A captivating read which will leave you with tears in your eyes as one woman, in her own words, heals herself through hiking
