Everybody Needs Somebody (eBook)

M.J. Boyle (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
272 Seiten
UK Book Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-83663-021-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Six individuals who, under "normal" circumstances would hardly have anything to do with each other, sign up for a course. A course which they all, under "normal" circumstances, would never have considered doing.
In part 1 we observe how the group develops during the six week cookery course. They feel for each other, they help each other and they realise that they are in the process of creating something special. They are not only learning how to cook, they are learning a lesson for life.
Part 2 reveals the unlikely group as steadfast and their unusual friendship thrives. Each group member has issues which they, for differing reasons, feel they cannot divulge to others outside this treasured group. For every one of them, the support received gives not only strength, but also a hitherto unimaginable stability and and ultimate feeling of invulnerability.
Part 3 leads to a promise made to a dying patient at a hospice. The group initiate a campaign to feed hungry school children in the town. Due to the success of this, they have to face the inevitable - that it may have been too good to be true, too good to last. What does their future look like?

The landlord of the pub where the friends meet is engrossed in his own private worries and personal struggles, but feels envious of the strength the group members give each other. He comes to realise that he has his own inner circle on whom he can rely, he does not need the six, or the likes thereof.
However, maybe society does - or the likes thereof.

Rezensionen

»A heartfelt narrative on the power of friendship, and personal growth “Everybody Needs Somebody” illustrates the transformation of six strangers into a tight-knit group.
The idea of a cookery course as the initial staging is a neat conceit with vignettes of people`s ages and life experiences, all of them somewhat lost, dissatisfied with their lot, then found again through random new commitments and friends.
With its authentic and highly relatable characters the story rings true, echoing the life experiences of many. The cherry on the cake being the meaningful project to help hungry school children which the group initiate.
A thought-provoking book, with The Six Pack and Miss Mac as inspiration to engage in community support work.«

Nozer, Birmingham

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.8.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: Communication • Family • Friendship • interaction • interpersonal relationships • Personal development • Social engagement • Social Involvement • Social Life • Society • Volunteering
• ISBN-10: 1-83663-021-2 / 1836630212
• ISBN-13: 978-1-83663-021-0 / 9781836630210