A Pocketful of Happiness

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A Pocketful of Happiness

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.

Richard E. GrantRichard E. GrantSimon & Schuster Audio UK

Entertainment & Celebrities

Celebrity

Funny

Feel-Good

Heartfelt

Inspiring

Thought-Provoking

Witty

Happiness

Career

Entertainment & Celebrities Celebrity Funny Feel-Good Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking Witty Happiness Career

Critic reviews

‘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)

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An honest and emotional account of Richard and Joan's love and life together, and of her illness and death. Richard narrates as if he was confiding in you as a friend and this is a book full of warmth and happiness alongside pain and loss. It's brave and generous to share these raw experiences knowing that you'll be judged and critiqued. This is a book that will help many others struggling with the care of a dying loved one and that ultimate loss. A beautiful book.