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    A Pocketful of Happiness

    Written by Richard E Grant

    Narrated by Richard E Grant

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    'A gorgeously candid account of acting and show business. And an intimate and heartfelt story of love, loss and a life spent together. It is an honour to be invited in on these diaries. I cannot remember being so moved by a book' Dolly Alderton

    'Fascinating, funny and heart wrenching' Dame Julie Walters

    '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

    An intimate and uplifting memoir by Richard E. Grant.
     
    Born in Swaziland in 1957, Richard E. Grant moved to the UK to pursue his acting career, and has been a fixture on our screens since his breakout role in Withnail and I in 1987. When his beloved wife Joan died in 2021 after almost forty years together, she set him a challenge: to find a pocketful of happiness in every day.
     
    The result is this book.
      
    Set between the present day and flashbacks to delightfully indiscreet diary entries recalling landmarks from his remarkable life and glittering career, this is an immensely personal and profound memoir that celebrates and cherishes life’s unexpected joys.
     
    Funny, moving and perceptive, A Pocketful of Happiness is an insight into the life of a much loved British actor.
     
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio UK
    Release dateSep 29, 2022
    ISBN9781398519497
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    A Pocketful of Happiness
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    Richard E Grant

    Richard E. Grant was launched to fame in the 1987 cult classic Withnail and I. Since then, he has gone on to star in a wide variety of films, including his Oscar Award­–nominated performance in Can You Ever Forgive Me? in 2018. An avid reader, in 2021 he hosted the BBC’s literary travel series Write Around the World with Richard E. Grant. He married Joan Washington in 1986 and has a daughter, Olivia. You can find him on Twitter @RichardEGrant and Instagram at @Richard.E.Grant.

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    • 5/5
      Brilliant. So important for friends and families that are going though similar heartbreak.
    • 5/5
      It is stupendously heartfelt and gives me tremendous hope in the love that humans can have for one another. Thank you Richard for sharing this. May you be comforted by the fact that you found such great love in your life. To me, it seemed to raise you up and carry you along to all the wonderful experiences you had. You have the most superb accent and beautiful voice. Thank you again.
    • 5/5
      I’ve always loved Richard E Grant. This book had me in tears all the way through, with some belly laughs too. Such a wonderful account of a beautiful love story, the earthly part cruelly cut short by cancer. The book relies on diary entries, letters and airgrams from their 38 year relationship and he lays everything out in this moving tribute to Joan and their daughter.
    • 5/5
      Heartbreakingly beautiful, this is a voyage, It is honest, funny and sad, and just exquisite.
    • 5/5
      The most beautiful love story I have ever heard, of people who know how to live and love joyfully well. The author talks of his marriage and loss with love, humour and intelligent sensitivity and depth....all the qualities of an open heart and a gifted, award winning actor. This is how a life should be lived and remembered!
    • 5/5
      This brilliant biography benefitting the reader with so many life lessons, amusing stories, is incredibly well-written in its mastery of the English language. Hopefully Richard Grant will write more and more to bless us with his deep understanding of life.
    • 5/5
      Richard E Grant is a terrific writer, and this book is a selection of his diary entries from 1986 to 2021 which tell the story of his wonderful marriage to Joan Washington. Joan died of lung cancer in 2021 so there are definitely some heartbreaking moments, with Grant struggling to control his emotions as he reads, but ultimately this is a story of true love and deep devotion, “in sickness and in health”.
      It was fun to hear about happy times, such as when Grant became a social media phenomenon during awards season when he was Oscar-nominated, and there are anecdotes about the many famous actors who knew Joan through her work as a world-renowned dialect coach.
      I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys showbiz memoirs, and I also think it would be a great comfort to anyone who unexpectedly finds themselves in the role of carer. Grant details all the steps of cancer diagnosis, treatment, palliative care and funeral arrangements, and discusses his exhaustion and grief with charming honesty. While it is common for people to avoid the subject of death, it is surely better to talk openly about this inevitable event that affects us all. I am grateful for the experience of listening to this book and for the lessons it has taught me.
    • 4/5
      Well written and read, by the author. Loved Withnail and I, and it's interesting to hear how he got on after that. Friends with Charles and Camilla, for which it lost a star ?.