Cathy Rentzenbrink | |
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Born | Cornwall, UK |
Notable works | The Last Act of Love (2015) |
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 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]
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