Holding Tight, Letting Go: My Life, Death and All the Madness In Between

This book is a celebration of life, death, and everything in between. It is about how to cherish the small details and find hope in the face of terminal cancer. It is a tender word-of-mouth bestseller that will be pressed into the hands of friends, family, and strangers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2022
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd

Too often, we diminish the harsh reality of terminal cancer, focusing solely on survival statistics and resorting to positive pink ribbon rhetoric. However, what about those who face the daily burden of the disease? This book delves into the emotional toll it takes. It explores the intricacies of both dying and living, offering a life-affirming, humorous, and hopeful perspective.

Life is brimming with tiny details that we store away for future reference, like the soothing melody of the sea or the childlike delight we experience when the sun kisses our faces on a crisp February morning. These seemingly insignificant moments, when woven together, create our perfect, ordinary lives. Few people grasp the significance of these details like Sarah Hughes, who battled terminal metastatic cancer for over three years before passing away in April 2021.

This book serves as a tribute to the entirety of life, highlighting the importance of embracing and cherishing every aspect of it. It offers insights on how to hold onto the transformative perspective of a trashy novel, find joy in the unexpected benefits of chemotherapy (such as finally fitting into flouncy French tea dresses), and delve into the intimate topography of one's own body. For fans of Matt Haig and Maggie O Farrell, this book has earned a reputation as a tender word-of-mouth bestseller, the kind of book you would eagerly share with friends, family, and even strangers in a bookstore.

Weight: 372g
Dimension: 145 x 223 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781788705080