WCF member Marian Partington’s new book is Book of the Week in the 'Mail on Sunday'

Marian Partington spent 18 years writing her book, If You Sit Very Still. Drawing heavily on Buddhist practice, and particularly on her experiences during retreats at the Maenllwyd, Marian engages with the traumatic loss of her sister, Lucy, at the hands of Fred and Rosemary West. In the pages of the book, Marian charts her narrative of healing, and finds an authentic and compassionate response. She realises that her journey towards forgiveness of the Wests could not begin without facing her own mistakes and woundings, and her own need to forgive and be forgiven, in her everyday life.

The book was published in May 2012 by Vala Publishing Co-operative, whose publishing director, Sarah Bird, first met Marian during a communication exercise at a Western Zen Retreat.

The book is priced at £15.99 and is available at Vala Publishers, Amazon, or in your local bookstore.

"There is not a sentence in this book that has not been felt, fought for and hard won." Craig Brown, Book of the Week, Mail on Sunday.