The Service Team at Wellington College suggested a book list on the theme of social issues. This is a starting point – most of the following books are available from the Library; we will be adding books to this list. I personally would highly recommend Tuesdays with Morrie as a remarkable and uplifting book dealing with terminal illness and dying but also with many positive messages for all of us. Matt Haig’s autobiographical book ‘Reasons to stay alive’ deals with depression in a very honest way but has some helpful suggestions for dealing with the illness which still challenges him.
A selection of mainly autobiographical books giving some insight into a range of social issues.
- Depression, Mental health issues
- Black rainbow – Rachel Kelly
- Reasons to stay alive – Matt Haig
- The shock of the fall – Nathan Filer (fiction)
- It’s kind of a funny story – Ned Vizzini
- Dementia, Aging
- Elizabeth is missing – Emma Healey (fiction)
- Homelessness, Addiction
- A street cat named Bob – James Bowen
- Poverty, Child neglect
- Ugly – Constance Briscoe
- The Kid – Kevin Lewis
- Hidden – Cathy Glass
- Life lessons
- Tuesdays with Morrie – Mitch Albom