Author: melissat

My love of books started at a very young age.  My mum has always been a reader and encouraged me to read, buying me endless book from classic fairy tales advancing to the world of Enid Blyton, CS Lewis, Louisa May Alcott, Kathryn Kenny, Carolyn Keene, Francine Pascal.  In my adult years the list of authors is endless and every room in my house is filled with books.   One of my favourite novels is Narnia which has always has a special place in my heart.  I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 1978 and when I was given this book to read it let me escape to another world where I felt like I was in the book with all the characters, it wasfun and exciting to escape from reality and eased the ups and downs of the disease at such a young age. In books nothing is impossible and there is endless potential and hundreds of places to explore or being taken to places that are only made up from the authors’ great minds, the past and future to navigate, characters lives you step into taking you on an emotional rollercoaster ride or being scared out of your wits.  I can experience things that I can't in real life because they're not possible or real.  It challenges my perspective and mindset expanding my worldview. I find joy, comfort and peace with books, many people may not get it, but I know bookworms like me truly understand.  Reading makes my heart happy.