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Personal Stories

Leeds Libraries for Health have been successful in securing some external funding to develop a collection of Personal Stories - books providing insight into the impact of illness on individuals and their families.

We have several bestsellers in the collection including:

  • Being mortal
  • When breath becomes air
  • Somebody I used to know

View the full list of books available

If you would like to borrow any of these books please contact your local library. 

Personal Stories collections are also available at University of Leeds, Leeds Beckett University and Leeds Public Library Service.

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Personal Stories

We have Personal Stories covering a variety of illnesses including:

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Autism
  • Bereavement 
  • Brain Injury
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cancer
  • Death
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Grief
  • Mental Health
  • Stroke
  • Stillbirth

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