{"product_id":"im-not-as-well-as-i-thought-i-was-9780241554890","title":"Im Not as Well as I Thought I Was","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of the most powerful books of the year''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Nobody can make the serious funny and the funny serious quite like Ruby.'' \u003c\/b\u003e- Alastair Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDear Reader,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChecking into a mental clinic wasn''t exactly on my radar in 2022. Writing about it wasn''t either. But here we are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI spent a lifetime trying to create a ''front'' to give everyone the illusion that all is well. It wasn''t, and it isn''t. Now I look back and I think, ''what the f*ck was that all about?''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI began the book trying to find meaning by going on various, life-changing journeys, I ended up in a mental clinic; obviously things didn''t work out the way I expected. This is the story of what happened after the mental car crash . . . From then on, the journey had to turn inward. It turns out I wasn''t looking for meaning, I was looking for home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI''m not a fiction writer. I can''t fake it. I could say I rode into the sunset, but life isn''t like that \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eexceptional \u003c\/b\u003eaccount on mental health from a \u003cb\u003etrue tour de force\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e We're all a little messed up in our own ways, but we should all strive to be as fabulously fearless as Ruby\u003c\/b\u003e -- Fearne Cotton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot only will this book make you feel less alone, it also might just change your life\u003c\/b\u003e -- Scarlett Curtis\u003cbr\u003eIf you buy only one book this year, make it this one. \u003cb\u003eBrilliant, heartbreakingly funny and painful: I couldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e -- Joanna Lumley\u003cbr\u003eA book about ways to find yourself, from someone who knows that she is lost. \u003cb\u003eI'm glad this book exists\u003c\/b\u003e -- Neil Gaiman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNobody can make the serious funny and the funny serious quite like Ruby. \u003c\/b\u003eIt's why she is so important to the mental-health debate -- Alastair Campbell\u003cbr\u003eOne of the \u003cb\u003emost powerful books of the year\u003c\/b\u003e * The Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eAn unflinchingly honest account * iNews *\u003cbr\u003eAn\u003cb\u003e open account of the benefits of therapy\u003c\/b\u003e, particularly cognitive behavioural therapy, can only benefit readers and\u003cb\u003e the book is a firm reminder that everyone can struggle\u003c\/b\u003e * iNews *\u003cbr\u003eFollow Wax on the winding road on which she tries to find herself, where \u003cb\u003eyou'll encounter many side-splitting laughs, the odd tear and no doubt fragments of yourself along the way\u003c\/b\u003e * ES Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eThere is no-one as \u003cb\u003ewitty, inspiring and frank \u003c\/b\u003eas Ruby Wax when it comes to mental health - this book provides a \u003cb\u003ebrutally honest and thoughtful insight into Wax's journe\u003c\/b\u003ey, including \u003cb\u003econversations with therapists \u003c\/b\u003eand the\u003cb\u003e highs and lows of fame\u003c\/b\u003e * The Herald *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA typically sharp read, full of wit and brutally honest observations\u003c\/b\u003e * The Irish News *\u003cbr\u003e[Ruby Wax] is a\u003cb\u003e force of nature\u003c\/b\u003e, but also like so many of us, an incredibly fragile one [...] \u003cb\u003eHer latest book is possibly her most honest yet.\u003c\/b\u003e * BBC Radio 5 Live *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733226729815,"sku":"9780241554890","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/im-not-as-well-as-i-thought-i-was-9780241554890","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}