Jo Baker

Jul 5, 2024 | counselling-directory.org.uk | Jo Baker |East Sussex

Bereavement We are all human, we have all loved and we have all, all of us, lost. So often, when we are faced with great loss, there can be a pressure to ‘move on’, to ‘get over it’ and find our way past our grief.   But what if there is no beyond? What if we are changed irrevocably by whatever has happened to us? What if our lives will never be the same again? What then? Moving forwardsPerhaps then, the most we can do is to move forward with our lives alongside the loss.

Aug 31, 2023 | smarttravelasia.com | Jo Baker

CITY GUIDE Chiang Mai fun guide, from trundling tuskers and tees, to tasty tidbits, temples, and trés chic shopping. Our Chiang Mai resorts review explores boutique beds, luxury spa resorts and top hotels for corporate meetings and conferences.

Jul 25, 2023 | audiofilemagazine.com | Jo Baker

by Jo Baker |Read by Emma FieldingFiction • 13.5 hrs. • Unabridged •© 2013Baker’s exceptional novel offers an original look at Jane Austen’s PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, and Emma Fielding’s performance is quietly appealing. While the Bennets, the Bingleys, and the Darcys cavort upstairs in well-appointed drawing rooms, Baker opens up the world below stairs. Fielding turns characters into genuine individuals—from housemaids Sarah and Polly to housekeeper Mrs.

May 12, 2023 | startribune.com | Jo Baker

Jo Baker's 2017 novel "A Country Road, A Tree" revolved around Samuel Beckett's war years in occupied France, specifically his clandestine work for the Resistance in Paris and his desperate flight south after the Nazis got wise to his exploits. Baker's latest novel, "The Midnight News," sees the English author returning to World War II but this time trading a real-life figure for a fictitious creation, a young woman who struggles to keep calm and carry on during the Blitz.

Feb 16, 2023 | studentspace.org.uk | Jo Baker

Anxiety is a common response for many people when facing exams with some reports estimating that 40% of students experience exam anxiety. It is possible to overcome exam anxiety. By taking the simple steps below you can learn how to lower your stress levels and potentially improve your performance. What are stress and anxiety Fear and anxiety are part of our survival mechanisms. They have the job of keeping us safe and alerting us to possible threats.