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‘Fascinating, funny and heart wrenching. Ultimately uplifting because it’s a beautiful and honest celebration of a deep, deep love’

-- Dame Julie Walters
‘A gorgeously candid account of acting and showbusiness. And an intimate and heartfelt story of love, loss and a life spent together. I cannot remember being so moved by a book.’ -- Dolly Alderton
‘An emotional rollercoaster – profoundly moving and wonderfully entertaining. A brilliant memoir about living, loving and losing.’ -- Bernardine Evaristo
‘One of the bravest, strongest, funniest memoirs I’ve ever read’ -- Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry
‘A deeply moving memoir from one of our greatest actors’ -- David Walliams
'My friend has written a most remarkable book. Love, loss and the story of an extraordinary marriage. Heartbreaking and uplifting in its honesty' -- Rob Brydon
'A very special, profoundly affecting read. 5 stars' -- Gyles Brandreth
'What a book! To put it one way, you could describe the lovely Richard E. Grant's A Pocketful of Happiness as love, death, and showbiz stories - and while accurate, that would be to miss out both its fierceness and tenderness.' -- Nigella Lawson
A Pocketful of Happiness documents the head and heart exploding overwhelm of grief … brutal but necessary’ * Sunday Times *
‘Grant’s profoundly moving book, part love letter to his beloved wife, part gossipy memoir about his life and times, will resonate with anyone who ever lost a loved one’ * Daily Express *
‘Richard E. Grant’s heartbreaking memoir recalls a long, happy marriage – and leaves us shattered for his loss’ * The Spectator *
‘A touching account’ * The Observer *
‘Incredibly moving’ * Daily Telegraph *

A Pocketful of Happiness

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      Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
      Publication Date: 29/09/2022
      ISBN13: 9781398519473, 978-1398519473
      ISBN10: 1398519472
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      ‘Fascinating, funny and heart wrenching. Ultimately uplifting because it’s a beautiful and honest celebration of a deep, deep love’

      -- Dame Julie Walters
      ‘A gorgeously candid account of acting and showbusiness. And an intimate and heartfelt story of love, loss and a life spent together. I cannot remember being so moved by a book.’ -- Dolly Alderton
      ‘An emotional rollercoaster – profoundly moving and wonderfully entertaining. A brilliant memoir about living, loving and losing.’ -- Bernardine Evaristo
      ‘One of the bravest, strongest, funniest memoirs I’ve ever read’ -- Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry
      ‘A deeply moving memoir from one of our greatest actors’ -- David Walliams
      'My friend has written a most remarkable book. Love, loss and the story of an extraordinary marriage. Heartbreaking and uplifting in its honesty' -- Rob Brydon
      'A very special, profoundly affecting read. 5 stars' -- Gyles Brandreth
      'What a book! To put it one way, you could describe the lovely Richard E. Grant's A Pocketful of Happiness as love, death, and showbiz stories - and while accurate, that would be to miss out both its fierceness and tenderness.' -- Nigella Lawson
      A Pocketful of Happiness documents the head and heart exploding overwhelm of grief … brutal but necessary’ * Sunday Times *
      ‘Grant’s profoundly moving book, part love letter to his beloved wife, part gossipy memoir about his life and times, will resonate with anyone who ever lost a loved one’ * Daily Express *
      ‘Richard E. Grant’s heartbreaking memoir recalls a long, happy marriage – and leaves us shattered for his loss’ * The Spectator *
      ‘A touching account’ * The Observer *
      ‘Incredibly moving’ * Daily Telegraph *

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