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Can reading a novel really help to make you feel better? Can a novel change your life? Artist Ella Berthoud and author Susan Elderkin believe it can and they鈥檝e compiled an A-Z of ailments, experiences, and emotional states and the books that they think might relieve them.听 From听 Emily Bronte to re-boot a broken heart,听 Jane听 Austen to cure arrogance and听 Ernest Hemingway to soothe a headache,听 Ella and Susan will be talking to Jane about their book the Novel Cure on Monday.

A recent report explores the growing pressures on working women who are caring for elderly parents as well as children or grandchildren. The report by IPPR titled 鈥淭he Sandwich Generation: Older Women Balancing Work and Care鈥�, outlines recommendations for reflecting the growing demands on women, the nation鈥檚 carers, in policy. Woman鈥檚 Hour talks to Dalia Ben-Galim Associate Director and one of the co-authors of the report at IPPR and we hear from Cari Rosen at Gransnet.com about the experiences of the Sandwich Generation.