The Perfect Book for Every Mood
Feeling abandoned? Zestless? In their new book,
The Novel Cure, bibliotherapists (yes, really) Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin prescribe skipping the pharmacy and heading to the library instead.
By Abbe Wright
Ailment: Stress
The book: The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
How it can help: A shepherd embarks on the solitary task of planting 100 acorns a day
in hopes of bringing back trees to a blighted countryside. His mission
will leave you feeling at peace with the universe.
From the
October 2013 issue of
O, The Oprah Magazine
