Cathy Rentzenbrink
English writer
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Cathy Rentzenbrink is a British memoirist, the author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Last Act of Love (2015), which was also shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize.
Cathy Rentzenbrink | |
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| Born | Cornwall, England |
| Notable works | The Last Act of Love (2015) |
Biography
Cathy Rentzenbrink was born in Cornwall and moved to Yorkshire when her father sought work at Selby Coalfield.[1] For several years she helped care for her brother Matty.[2] He had sustained a severe brain injury shortly after his GCSEs.[2][3] Following his death she took up residence in London.[4] For the next 10-years she worked in Waterstones’ bookshops.[4] For Quick Reads, she helped individuals to read and write basics.[4] She was an editor of The Bookseller before returning to Falmouth, Cornwall, in 2017.[5] Her books include the Sunday Times bestseller and Wellcome Book Prize shortlisted The Last Act of Love (2015), and A Manual for Heartache (2017).[6][7][8][9]
Bibliography
- The Last Act of Love: The Story of My Brother and His Sister. London: Pan Macmillan. 2015. ISBN 978-1-4472-8639-4.
- A Manual for Heartache. Pan Macmillan. 2017. ISBN 978-1-5098-2444-1.
- Hometown Tales: Yorkshire. Orion. 2018. ISBN 978-1-4746-0613-4. (co-authored with Victoria Hennison)
- Dear Reader: The moving and joyous story of how books can change your life, packed with recommendations from one reader to another. Pan Macmillan. 2020. ISBN 978-1-5098-9153-5.
- Write It All Down: How to Put Your Life on the Page. Pan Macmillan. 2022. ISBN 978-1-5290-5623-5.
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