How to Be Alone
Picador, 2014.
A brief summary of How to Be Alone
A reflection on why society stigmatizes solitude and how this is damaging our ability to be with ourselves, including practical guidance on how to overcome the fear of being alone and proof that there is joy to be found in spending time by yourself.
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Who should read How to Be Alone
Loners • therapists • divorcees • people who don’t like being alone • those coping with the loss of a loved one
About the author of How to Be Alone
Sara Maitland lives in a remote location in Scotland and understands being alone physically as well as emotionally. She is an award-winning author of fiction, non-fiction, and Catholic works. After attending Oxford University, she became a tutor at Lancaster University and a writer in residence at Lincoln Cathedral.
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