WAVE THERAPY

Coping with illness is eased in the sea in I Found My Tribe by Ruth Fitzmaurice

Bright with beauty, rawness and rage, this is an enraptured cry at life’s gifts and griefs. Fitzmaurice is married to Simon; they have five children under ten, and a grumpy dog. They are also coping with Simon’s advanced Motor Neurone Disease. Ruth fell in love with the tumble of his words and his expressive gestures, now his body is still and he communicates with his eye via a computer. So she heads to the sea for solace: “We all gather here at the cove, the lost, the happy, the lonely, the young” and plunges in, even in the depths of winter. Life affirming and full of love, this is a clarion call to live life to the full: “Dive in for a swim. Be brave”. ( Chatto & Windus)