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    The Mountain
    The Mountain
    The Mountain
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    The Mountain

    By Laura Ding-Edwards

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    “A day is not a lifetime, a rest is not defeat, don’t think of it as failure, just a quiet, kind retreat” - The Mountain

    Tackling mental health, relationships, bullying, body image, hate, love and everything in between; this first collection of poetry and prose from Laura Ding-Edwards focusses on the importance o

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThat Guy’s House
    Release dateOct 14, 2019
    ISBN9781912779918
    The Mountain
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    Laura Ding-Edwards

    Laura Ding-Edwards is an artist and writer from Herefordshire, UK. She started her business, Rainbird Roots, in 2016 and quickly went from painting as a hobby to full-time artist, commissioning pet portraits, unique wildlife artwork & typography pieces. The Rainbird Roots brand name comes from her mother's beautiful maiden name of "Rainbird". You can see Laura's artwork by visiting www.rainbirdroots.com. Her first poem, The Mountain, was written in a car back in January 2019 and details her experiences of living with anxiety. It rapidly gained momentum on social media, having had millions of views and shares across the world. From this, more poems were written and eventually The Mountain book was born. Laura currently lives with her husband, Ronnie, and continues to write and paint alongside spending time with her two horses, Bess and Chester, whom she credits with being the source of her most peaceful moments in life.

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