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Win copies of The Electricity of Every Living Thing

Katherine May’s life affirming and perspective-shifting memoir The Electricity of Every Living Thing publishes on the 19th April, exploring one woman’s walk in the wilds as she comes to terms with and Asperger’s diagnosis.

To celebrate we are giving 5 reading groups the chance to win 10 copies each. To enter we just want you to tell us about your reading group.

About the book:

In August 2015, Katherine May set out to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path. She wanted to understand why she had stopped coping with everyday life; why motherhood had been so overwhelming and isolating, and why the world felt full of inundation and expectations she can’t meet. Setting her feet down on the rugged and difficult path by the sea, the answer begins to unfold. It’s a chance encounter with a voice on the radio that sparks a realisation that she has Asperger’s Syndrome.

The Electricity of Every Living Thing tells the story of the year in which Katherine comes to terms with her diagnosis. It leads to a re-evaluation of her life so far – a kinder one, which finally allows her to be different rather than simply awkward, arrogant or unfeeling. The physical and psychological journeys become inextricably entwined, and as Katherine finds her way across the untameable coast, she also finds the way to herself.

About the author:

Katherine May writes fiction and memoir, and is also known as Betty Herbert (The 52 Seductions). She lives in Whitstable with her husband and son, is obsessed with Devon, and loves gin martinis, the sea and walking until her legs ache. She was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in 2016.

Katherine began her literary career as a resident writer for Tate Britain’s education programme, and until recently ran the Creative Writing programmes at Canterbury Christ Church University.

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