{"product_id":"hands-9780008465797","title":"Hands","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaw, intense and absorbing.' Matt HaigAs tender and funny as it is painful.' TLSI didn't give my hands much thought before they turned against me.  They have been chipping away at my life, slowly, slowly, in a way I could never have predicted.'Lauren Brown is anxious. And when she feels worried, she picks at her skin. Secretly, quietly, but increasingly compulsively, her skin-picking begins to affect her day-to-day life until she realizes she must unravel the reasons behind it.This sparkling memoir follows the thread of Lauren's anxiety  tangled and frayed  back to its source. Written with rare wit and insight, it is an attempt to redirect the anxiety that's pooled in her fingertips for as long as she can remember, released in odd bursts in caravan parks, on European holidays, at GP surgeries and on the wind-stung north-east coast. It is a moving and joyful exploration of obsession, forgiveness, stigma and healing, and a true love-song to the north.Thoughtful, unsparing and at times da\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Lauren articulates her experience of mental health difficulties in raw, intense and absorbing style.’ \u003cstrong\u003eMatt Haig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘What a book Lauren Brown has written! A new voice is here. \u003cem\u003eHands\u003c\/em\u003e is bright and vivid in the scenes it summons up, brave in its candour, moving in the story it tells, and very often very funny.’ \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Macfarlane\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘There is a warmth and intimacy to Lauren Brown’s writing. …She explores with sensitivity a subject that some might find uncomfortable or embarrassing. … She writes about her compulsion with wit and humour, and the result is a book as tender and funny as it is painful.’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Light beautifully shed on a subject seldom talked about. This book is frank, raw and generous.’ \u003cstrong\u003eHelen Mort,\u003c\/strong\u003e author of \u003cem\u003eA Line Above the Sky: On Mountains and Motherhood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Accepting the existence of anxiety as something to live alongside, not hide from, Lauren Brown’s debut memoir is a moving and frank account of discovery and reflection. Written in humorous and conversational style, \u003cem\u003eHands\u003c\/em\u003e marks Brown out as a startling new working-class writer’ \u003cstrong\u003eNatasha Carthew\u003c\/strong\u003e, author and artistic director, Class Festival\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Part detective story, part memoir, \u003cem\u003eHands\u003c\/em\u003e is a voyage of discovery written with refreshing candour and clarity. Lauren took me with her every step of the way: I was left moved, enlightened and hopeful.’ \u003cstrong\u003eKathryn Mannix,\u003c\/strong\u003e author of \u003cem\u003eListen: How to Find the Words for Tender Conversations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘A warm, humane memoir. Lauren Brown's debut is sympathetic, moving and hopeful.’ \u003cstrong\u003eKate Mascarenhas\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Psychology of Time Travel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘ I absolutely loved Lauren’s voice … such intensity and bittersweet humour that I found myself laughing and crying within a matter of seconds.’ \u003cstrong\u003eMaxine Chung\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Eighth Girl \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48863986647383,"sku":"9780008465797","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780008465797.jpg?v=1722269884","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hands-9780008465797","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}