All The Lonely People: From the Richard and Judy bestselling author of Half a World Away comes a warm, life-affirming story – the perfect read for these times

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The face, the mask, that one can put on can hide someone's bold soul, and lonely people have a bad habit of putting on that mask. You might find it hard to explain to people why you feel this way, but talking to someone could help you find a solution. This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way.

If you need to find someone, you go to them: They know which plumber is honest, which butcher has the freshest meat, which supplier will give you the best deal, and which landscaper does the most professional work.Eleanor Rigby lives in a pretend world that she made for herself because she is so lonely and unknown--she goes into a church building after a stranger's wedding is over and grabs the rice to throw, pretending she's getting married. They never reveal anything about themselves and convey through their body language and tone of voice that any self-disclosure from their conversation partner is unwelcome. Similar schemes are run by Homeshare, a network of charities, operating in 16 countries, including Britain.

Any page references refer to a USA edition of the book, usually the trade paperback version, and may vary in other editions.A study of older people in Anhui province in eastern China published in 2011 found that 78% reported “moderate to severe levels of loneliness”, often as a result of younger relatives having moved. The HMT Empire Windrush ("HMT" stands for Hired Military Transport) arrived in Jamaica to pick up servicemen who were on leave during the time when these pro-immigration policies were under discussion, and an .

In fact, a surprising result from their study was that people with very large social networks often report high levels of loneliness. In the UK it is a tradition that when people are buried for the closest relative(s) to throw a handful of dirt into the grave before it is filled in.But he is shaken out of this limited existence by his new neighbour, a young single mum new to the area who is fighting her own battle with loneliness. Ask your partner questions to show you’re interested in them and to make them feel comfortable revealing things about themselves. Loneliness is not synonymous with social isolation (how often a person meets or speaks to friends and family) or with solitude (which implies a choice to be alone). Loneliness has become the focus of a national conversation with many organisations and charities seeing it as a modern epidemic, despite us having more ways to communicate with each other than ever before in history. Leaving full-time education, for example, is often a vulnerable time for younger people, whereas the death of a loved one or the onset of illness and disability are more common trigger points among older people.