{"product_id":"totally-fine-and-other-lies-ive-told-myself-what-my-decade-in-grief-taught-me-about-life-9781909770720","title":"Totally Fine (And Other Lies I've Told Myself): What my Decade in grief taught me about life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eLaura Jane Williams is the author of a book titled \"What My Shame Taught Me.\" She shares her personal story of grief and the stigma surrounding mental health. Her book aims to help others who are struggling with similar issues and provide a voice to the unspoken. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 17 March 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Octopus Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Dolly Alderton, Glennon Doyle, and Elizabeth Day had a love child, this is the writer they'd produce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura Jane Williams, author and journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStylist's Must Read Book for 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvening Standard's Faces to Watch in 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShame is a monster that grows inside us. We all have the monster; it's what we decide to do with it that determines how we live our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is my story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day in the summer of 2008, I was sat on a train traveling back to London from a weekend of partying with friends when I received a phone call that suddenly changed everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was told my boyfriend Richard was in hospital. He died seven days later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eI spent most of my twenties pretending this never happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has taken me a decade to be able to tell this story, just as it has taken me years to understand that there is no right way to grieve and no right way to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn our twenties, we are thrown into the adult world without a guidebook. It's a decade that should be about adventure and discovery, so why does it feel catastrophic when we fail? How are we expected to have mastered our lives in such a short amount of time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaying my shame out loud has made me feel more connected to people in my life. I hope that my story will make you feel less alone, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is only by sharing our stories that we can give a voice to the unspoken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever pain you're holding on to, I'm writing this for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wish I'd had this book to guide me into adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSathnam Sanghera, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eEmpireland\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Boy with the Topknot\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill go a long way to helping those struggling with the stigma and shame that, sadly, persistently surrounds mental health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVicky Spratt, Refinery29\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 210g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 128 x 197 x 33 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781909770720\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tiffany Philippou","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44100212228346,"sku":"9781909770720","price":6.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1648207720218_book.jpg?v=1648323383","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/totally-fine-and-other-lies-ive-told-myself-what-my-decade-in-grief-taught-me-about-life-9781909770720","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}