＊畅销书《爱的最后一幕》（The Last Act of Love）作者新书
 
自有记忆以来，作者Cathy Rentzenbrink就常常看故事看到忘我。她从小就常窝在书堆里，因为太喜欢阅读了，就连晚上也常常偷熬夜就为了看书。生活中有不如意的事情时，是书平静抚慰她的心。这些书本最终为她开启了一条新的路，她先《书商杂志》（The Bookseller）当了六年的编辑，后来又成为一位作家。不论未来会有什么，阅读总是能派上用场。
 
《致亲爱的读者：书本给我的安慰与喜悦》是一本动人、有趣且悦人的书，它带着读者探索书本会如何改变你的生命，这是一位读者给其他读者的“书单”。
 
本书好评
 
Dear Reader  is a love letter to stories and reading from one of our very best memoirists.  Joyful, poignant and essential reading for people who love books . . . it is a book to cherish -- Nina Stibbe, author of  Love, Nina
 
I will never, ever forget the way Dear Reader  made me feel: it is profoundly tender, generous, joy-filled, love-filled and compassionate. I have read so many wonderful books this year but this is the one I would buy and give away to everyone in the world if I could -- Daisy Buchanan, author of How to Be a Grown-Up
 
Beautifully written and a joy to read,  Dear Reader  is a best friend of a book. Comforting and wise, and with lists of books to read, or read again, I highly recommend buying it as a present for someone you love -- AJ Pearce, Sunday Times bestselling author of  Dear Mrs Bird
 
Comfort reading has been to the fore lately, and you'll find it in abundance in this joyous memoir of a life immersed in the pleasures and consolations of books by the author of  The Last Act of Love . . . It's chock-full of Rentzenbrink's splendid reading recommendations, from "Children's Books I Love to Reread" and books about "Bad Love", to "Posh People Behaving Badly" and "Helpful Non-Fiction", which her own book most certainly is -- Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller
 
Dear Reader  restored my soul -- Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton
 
A companion for readers everywhere . . . intimate, kind and self-effacing, it feels like someone is sitting right next to you, holding your hand and sharing their secrets.  I loved it -- Kit de Waal, author of  My Name is Leon
 
Dear Reader  is the best thing I’ve read for ages and it will stay with me forever. It is more than a book about books, it is a book about life . . . reading  Dear Reader feels like going to a terrific party, reconnecting with old friends and making new ones too -- Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will be Glad That You Did)
 
This is a book that shows what can happen when reading becomes one of the foundation stones in someone’s life, how it miraculously reveals a map when you’ve lost your path and how it will always provide a connection to the world when we feel alone . . . Cathy, prepare for adulation -- Diane Setterfield, author of The Thirteenth Tale
 
Dear Reader  is a comfort, an inspiration and a gift of a book for readers, reluctant readers and anyone who wants to feel better about themselves and the world.  I applaud Cathy Rentzenbrink, she is a truly brilliant writer -- Julia Samuel, author of Grief Works
 
关于作者
Cathy Rentzenbrink在Cornwall，在Yorkshire长大，现在住在伦敦，是一位作家和记者。她的畅销著作《爱的最后一幕》（The Last Act of Love）有进入英国惠康图书奖（Wellcome Book Prize）决选名单。