Bibliotherapy

José Saramago prescribed in bibliotherapy.

As I made my way through my reading prescription I realised that all the novels were fundamentally optimistic. In Blindness by José Saramago, for example, the world descends into chaos but there’s light and love at the end of the tunnel.

I started to feel more positive. When faced with moving house, I viewed it as an exciting step rather than a massive chore. Bibliotherapy isn’t a miracle cure but it has shown me that a novel can literally change your life.

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