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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This means, first, screening its 150,000 patients for loneliness. Those at risk are asked if they want to enroll in a “Togetherness Programme”. This involves phone calls from staff called “connectors” who help with transport to events and ideas for socialising. Patients are coaxed to visit clinics, even when not urgently ill, to play games, attend a “seniors’ gym” and just chat. Ashley makes a leap of faith by setting out on her own to raise her daughter. What hardships did she encounter? What kind of strength does it take to create the type of life you want while raising a child? The topic of "loneliness" is a key component in this story. The author does an amazing job of covering the many different aspects of this topic, how it can impact many us at different times in our lives and in so many different ways.

Before I went to university I wanted to be a social worker — I have no idea why. It didn’t last long. In the second timeline, Hubert is in his eighties. His wife has been gone for over a decade, and Hubert has cut himself off from the living. I would highly recommend this book to others. I found this to be a wonderful story about the life of a man with an interesting story to tell. I definitely plan to read more of this author’s work in the future. Kelvin is 51 and lives in Greater London. He is divorced, lives alone and has been unemployed since a period of ill health led to him losing his job in IT three years ago. Kelvin is looking for work and feels this is a key factor in his loneliness. If you are going to read this prepare yourself for all the emotions and the rollercoaster described above on repeat!Along the way he pals up with Jan, a divorcee craving companionship, and reignites an old friendship with a fellow Jamaican immigrant, Gus, also living alone and suffering with his mental health. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn December 22nd 1974 "Lonely People" by America entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and on March 2nd, 1975 it peaked at #5 (for 1 week) and spent 14 weeks on the Top 100... We also wanted to explore whether the public understood what could lead to people becoming deeply lonely for a long time, and whether they had stereotypes about loneliness. We found that people understand some of the factors which tend to increase people’s risk of loneliness. Donna’s story: Finding an outlet for your feelings is healthy

Moments before Hubert met Ashleigh for the first time, he had been settled in his favorite armchair, Puss curled up on his lap, waiting for Rose to call. When the doorbell rang he gave a tut of annoyance, wagering it was one of those damn courier people who were always trying to make him take in parcels for his neighbors.Along the way Hubert stumbles across a second chance at love, renews a cherished friendship, and finds himself roped into an audacious community scheme that seeks to end loneliness once and for all ... Mike Gayle is on World Beating Form with All the Lonely People. It's the right book at the right time and you're going to love it. A heartwarming story about the power of community and human connection. Hubert Bird stole my heart. Dan from Gurnee, IlI thought I was day dreaming in my car when I heard the line for the version of Lonely People where he sings, "give your heart to Jesus Christ". Glad to see that wasn't. Where can you hear that version? do not focus on the things you cannot change – focus your time and energy into helping yourself feel better

I love the author's writing style and the plot is very interesting. I had to read this book 'til the end. I just had to see what happens. And that plot twist - aahhh. It blew my mind! This is obviously a song about lonely people. It seems that Eleanor Rigby was a lonely single person, she often went to Church, perhaps to ease the emptiness that she felt inside, maybe she even hoped to make friends there. Whilst in Church perhaps she saw the rice left over from other peoples' weddings, and often regretted that she had never had the chance to get married or have a family. I loved the writing, the characters and just how real the storyline was. This NEEDS to be made into a movie ... it's heartbreaking, and yet, it's also just so beautiful. I skim-read some of this book and found it a bit tedious and not particularly good writing, not descriptive and a little shallow.

This book is extremely well written. Mike Gayle did a phenomenal job covering the various aspect of loneliness and the different ways that it can affect us. This book also touches on the value of friendship and inclusion and how important they are to every generation. All The Lonely People is an unforgettable story that made me laugh, and cry, and filled me with hope.

This was a sweet, involving, and life affirming book . . . not the kind of thing I usually read, but it made a nice change of pace from my usual murder and mayhem. Many thanks to the publisher for a copy of this novel. Now that I'm finished, maybe I can finally get Eleanor Rigby out of my head. Between January 5th and June 14th, 1975 there were 23 different records in a row that held the #1 spot on the Adult Contemporary chart for just one week; "Lonely People" was sixth in that string... Peek explained to Circus magazine that on this song, he was "thinking about what it would be like to wake up and not know anybody." Now Hubert faces a seemingly impossible task: to make his real life resemble his fake life before the truth comes out.The truth is that lonely people come from everywhere. They are all around us, in all shapes and sizes. The housebound, the bereaved, the socially awkward – loneliness can strike at any time of life.