If Not For You: A Memoir

The book "If Not For You" is a heart-wrenching account of the 21 days a baby boy named Grey Atticus Fox spent in the hospital, surrounded by strangers who became his family. His mother, Georgie, writes about the love, kindness, and hope she experienced during this time, and how it helped her to cope with the unimaginable loss. The book is praised for its brave, honest, and tender writing, and for its extraordinary message of hope. It has been described as "hypnotic," "profoundly moving," and "a testament to empathy, care, and humanity when life is at its hardest."

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 27 January 2022
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

If I were to peer closely at the jagged edges of my fragmented heart, I'm sure I'd discover that some spaces now gleam with gold. And that is what he left for me.

An extraordinarily brave, honest, and tender book, RACHEL CLARKE is full of strength and hope. KATE MOSSE describes it as the most beautiful thing she has ever read. TOM BRADBY calls it extraordinary. ANITA RANI, WOMAN'S HOUR, says, "On the 17th November 2019, Grey Atticus Fox was born, nine weeks early, to Georgie and Mike in a Kent hospital. Heart-wrenching, cathartic, life-affirming, this is her account of the 21 days they had together, and its aftermath - the search to make sense of unimaginable loss. It bears witness to both the confusion and the clarity that accompany great pain, and stands as a testament to empathy, care, and humanity when life is at its hardest."

He was cared for by strangers who became family, and he saw more kindness, more love, in twenty-one days than some might see in a lifetime. For his brief moments in this world, he experienced all of the very best things it can offer.

Georgie's spare, intimate, and at times surprisingly comic writing offers an extraordinary message of hope. If Not For You is about the redeeming power of love, even in our darkest hour.

Hypnotic, MAIL ON SUNDAY says, "Profoundly moving." TIMES2 calls it a testimony to empathy, care, and humanity when life is at its hardest. STYLIST says, "I cannot stop thinking about it." LUCY FOLEY describes it as an unflinching and beautiful book. SOPHIE KINSELLA writes, "Georgie Lucas writes superbly." MIRIAM STOPPARD says, "An extraordinarily brave, honest, and tender book."

Weight: 554g
Dimension: 165 x 240 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781408714560