Books by Cyra McFadden
“The main plot follows a young-ish, middle-class couple who move to the area and then split up before going through various individual crises and exploring alternative modes of health in response. It’s very well done and very well written. Razor sharp. A collection of vignettes, all superbly well observed. The Serial isn’t that well known today but —speaking as a critic— I think it really should be right up there alongside Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City (1978).” Read more...
James Riley, Literary Scholar
Interviews where books by Cyra McFadden were recommended
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Nine Perfect Strangers
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The New Wellness Workbook: How to Achieve Enduring Health and Vitality
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The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County
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The Penguin Book of New Age And Holistic Writing
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Wellmania: Extreme Misadventures in the Search for Wellness
by Brigid Delaney
The best books on Wellness, recommended by James Riley
The best books on Wellness, recommended by James Riley
Today the idea of wellness has been wrapped into ‘self care’ and the luxury lifestyle. But the movement grew out of radical ideas in the 1960s and 1970s, explains the Cambridge academic James Riley, whose new book presents a cultural history of alternative health. Here he recommends five of the best books on wellness—taking in both satirical novels and how-to guidebooks.
