Sporting memories Are you a sports fan? Join us for our very first ‘Sporting Memories’ group starting Wednesday, May 19 at 10am via Zoom. ‘Sporting Memories’ sessions are aimed at people over 50 and are designed to get conversation flowing, help relive positive memories and provide joy and companionship. At Sporting Memories Clubs, everyone finds fun, friendship and increased wellbeing. Why not join us and find out what it’s all about! The sessions will run weekly and we hope to be able to meet in person very soon. For more information and to register for the session please email susannah.hill@aura.wales
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Winning tip: ‘I could be the person I am meant to be’
This is about my autistic daughter’s hobby. She’s nine, and since last March has become an avid birdspotter and photographer. It’s been great to be outside finding nature in the city, and to see her thrive and grow, walking to and exploring local parks. She’s now got an amazing mentor – wildlife artist and photographer Alfie Bowen – and has been winning competitions and had her photos published. She told me: “2020 was the best year ever … less stress because of less school, and I could be the person I am meant to be.” What more could a parent ask for?
Girl Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo (Penguin £8.99) This has been our bestselling book of the year. It is a snapshot of Modern Britain through the lives of twelve interconnected women. The diverse voices weave a story of how a nation has developed. It is hopeful, as we see acceptance and opportunity and past wrongs addressed and prejudices challenged. Each woman has her own individual voice. It is definitely a novel for our times and has been a reading group favourite all year.
Silver By Chris Hammer (Headline £8.99) Last year I discovered Chris Hammer’s Scrublands and raved about it on these very pages. So I am excited to announce he has a new book out: Silver. Martin Scarsden, who we met in the first book, is returning to his home town to start a new life. But the past soon starts to catch up with him and he has a lot of mysteries to unravel if he is ever going to be able to settle down. Full of twists, turns and great Australian characters it will have you double gue