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5 relaxing books to read from home

In order to bring the essence of Bota Bota inside your home, we’ve selected a wellness books and a few classics to keep you entertained in the comfort of your living room.

CLASSICS

The Heart’s Invisible Furies

Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that’s what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn’t a real Avery, then who is he?

Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by a well-to-do if eccentric Dublin couple via the intervention of a hunchbacked Redemptorist nun, Cyril is adrift in the world, anchored only tenuously by his heartfelt friendship with the infinitely more glamorous and dangerous Julian Woodbead.

At the mercy of fortune and coincidence, he will spend a lifetime coming to know himself and where he came from – and over his three-score years and ten, will struggle to discover an identity, a home, a country and much more.

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Emma

Emma Woodhouse is one of Austen’s most captivating and vivid characters. Beautiful, spoiled, vain and irrepressibly witty, Emma organizes the lives of the inhabitants of her sleepy little village and plays matchmaker with devastating effect. 

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The Chilbury Ladie’s Choir

Kent, 1940. The village of Chilbury in Kent is about to ring in some changes.
This is a delightful novel of wartime gumption and village spirit that will make your heart sing out.In the idyllic village of Chilbury change is afoot. Hearts are breaking as sons and husbands leave to fight, and when the Vicar decides to close the choir until the men return, all seems lost. But coming together in song is just what the women of Chilbury need in these dark hours, and they are ready to sing. With a little fighting spirit and the arrival of a new musical resident, the charismatic Miss Primrose Trent, the choir is reborn. Some see the choir as a chance to forget their troubles, others the chance to shine. Though for one villager, the choir is the perfect cover to destroy Chilbury’s new-found harmony.

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WELL BEING

The Natural Path: a naturopath’s guide to home remedies

A complete method to protect and strengthen your body throughout the year, with the help of naturopathy. The keys to staying in shape! In this guide, you’ll find:

• The basic principles of good health in naturopathy. Define your temperament, the foods which will favor the care of your systems (immune, digestive, respiratory), good hygiene practices to adopt on a daily basis…

• Targeted advice, season by season. Nutrients and plants to prevent any imbalances, seasonal rituals, stretching or even off-season cures …

• Remedial sheets in case of minor sores, practical sheets showing you how to respond naturally to winter colds, spring allergies or even summer sunburns…

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Science of yoga: understand the anatomy and physiology to perfect your practice

Explore the physiology of 30 key yoga poses, in-depth and from every angle, and master each asana with confidence and control.

Did you know that yoga practice can help lower your blood pressure, decrease inflammation and prevent age-related brain changes?

Recent scientific research now backs up what were once anecdotal claims about the benefits of yoga to every system in the body. Science of Yoga reveals the facts, with annotated artworks that show the mechanics, the angles, how your blood flow and respiration are affected, the key muscle and joint actions working below the surface of each pose, safe alignment and much more.

With insight into variations on the poses and a Q&A section that explores the science behind every aspect of yoga, look no further than Science of Yoga to achieve technical excellence in your practice and optimize the benefits of yoga to your body and mind.

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