6th April 2020 / Prue Fletcher: Good Reads For Quarantine

When was the last time you read a book or a full magazine article that sparked joy in your life? Do your daily reading habits centre around scrolling through tweets, Facebook updates or keeping up-to-date with the evolution of our industry?

Whatever your genre, why not use this break and dive in head first. Reading has a multitude of health benefits on top of being deeply tranquil; mental stimulation, improved focus, vocabulary expansion and the ability to foster stronger analytical thinking skills, just to name a few.

So while we're bunkering down for the greater good, here's a few recommendations to help you get lost in your thoughts.

• The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk (5/5)

  Set in 1964, it is a coming-of-age story about loss and betrayal. It received critical acclaim and was a New York Times bestseller. It won the 2004 Book of the Year.




• Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng (5/5)

  Just as the title depicts. A page turner. The intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.




• Normal People, Sally Rooney (5/5)

  A quintessential millennial love story; Rooney's command over the prose shines as she takes the reader on a journey that is both satisfying and heart-breaking.




• Stillness is the Key, Ryan Holiday (5/5)

  In his new book, Holiday draws on timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy to show why slowing down is the secret weapon for those charging ahead.




• Andre Agassi OPEN (5/5)

  One of my favourite sports biographies.




• Women Who Run With the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes (4.5/5)

  Whether it is in relationships, business, being a mother, learning to love herself as herself. This book may even be helpful to the men who love them.