Looking for something different to read? How about a black mirror look at assisted dying? Six extracts below to whet your appetite. EXTRACT 1 Dawn and Geraldine bond over their decisions to end it all with an assisted death: An hour later, as the twelve guests shuffle out in silence, Dawn points down the
Shaking Hands with Elvis is shaking up the debate on assisted dying. Check out what reviewers are saying, below: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Be prepared to have your views on Assisted Dying challenged” YesMadNomad “Brilliant ‘satire-that’s-almost-not’ on assisted dying” Katy Kelly, NetGalley “OMFG! I absolutely love, love, LOVED this gorgeous, unique and hilarious addictive page turner!!” @bookwormwhitlock86, NetGalley
It’s not often a writer is invited onto the UK’s TV screens to discuss a parliamentary debate, but that’s the position I found myself at the end of April as politicians responded to a petition, signed by over 200,000 people, to discuss whether it was right to legalise assisted dying here in the UK.
The ‘Shaking Hand with Elvis’ audiobook is now available on Audible (if you’re not already signed up to Audible, you can try a FREE one-month trial). For a book about assisted dying, Shaking Hands with Elvis has been very much brought to life by narrator Samuel James. Samuel has been performing professionally for over 20
When assisted dying is legalised following the sell-off of the NHS, where does the killing stop? In Paul Carroll’s latest novel, Shaking Hands with Elvis, an uncaring government has legalised assisted dying, but it’s not only the terminally ill it relaxes the rules for. Following the disintegration of the NHS, anybody considered to have
Fifty years ago, on Friday 29 June 1973, one of the strangest couplings of performer and venue in rock and roll history took place as David Bowie touched down for two shows in the unlikely setting of the Rollarena, a roller-skating hall on Kirkstall Road in Burley, Leeds. Hammersmith, and Bowie’s last ever show as
The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester celebrates its 45th anniversary this month, making me realise how central it’s been to my theatre going experience over the years. I first stepped inside the iconic in-the-round auditorium in 1977, a year after its opening, and have been a regular attendee since. My first visit was to see
Twenty-four book bloggers put ‘Don’t Ask’ to the test on launch. The verdict? They loved it! ‘DON’T ASK’ BLOG TOUR REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS “A rollercoaster of emotions. A page turner. This book is going to stay with me for a long time” @bookreview “I loved the writing style… you can tell every detail was researched well”
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