'Dear Reader is a love letter to stories and reading from one of our very best memoirists . . . a book to cherish' - Nina Stibbe, author of Love, NinaFor as long as she can remember, Cathy Rentzenbrin
'I devoured A Manual for Heartache in one sitting . . . a kind, honest and wise book about how to make a friend of sadness.' Rachel JoyceWhen Cathy Rentzenbrink was still a teenager, her happy family
In the summer of 1990, Cathy's brother Matty was knocked down by a car on the way home from a night out. It was two weeks before his GCSE results, which turned out to be the best in his school. Sittin
