The Beginner's Guide to Loneliness

Book excerpt: After a tragic event left Tori Williamson isolated from her loved ones, she's been struggling. That's why she set up her blog, The Beginner's Guide to Loneliness, as a way of anonymously reaching others who just need a little help sometimes. When she's offered a free spot on a wellbeing retreat, Tori is anxious about opening herself up to new surroundings. But after her three closest friends - who she talks to online but has never actually met - convince her it'll do her some good, she reluctantly agrees and heads off for three weeks in the wild (well, a farm in Wales). From the moment she arrives, Tori is sceptical and quickly finds herself drawn to fellow sceptic Than, the retreat's mysterious latecomer. But as the beauty of The Farm slowly comes to light she realizes that opening herself up might not be the worst thing.