The addictive, funny and moving story of one woman's quest to find out if self-help really can change her life.
Marianne Power is a writer and journalist who lives in London. Help Me! is her first book.
I love it! Hilarious and thought-provoking! Love!
*Fearne Cotton*
A laugh-out-loud funny book that also manages to be
thought-provoking, perceptive and devastatingly honest. I loved
it.
*Lucy Diamond*
A sweet sharp read, and the last chapter made me cry . . . it’s
perfect
*Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist*
Marianne’s writing makes me smile and has moved me to tears more
than once. She combines a journalist’s no-nonsense investigative
skills with a tenderness and honesty that sets her apart
*Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said*
Couldn't put this book down – Marianne's honesty and wit shone
through . . . a hugely enjoyable, fantastic read.
*Poorna Bell, author of Chase the Rainbow*
Sublime and ridiculous . . . Britain’s answer to Sarah Knight, with
Amy Schumer’s naked hilarity and Matt Haig’s soul-deep profundity
chucked in.
*Catherine Gray, Sunday Times bestselling author of The
Unexpected Joy of Being Sober*
Wonderful. I’ve laughed and cried my way through it’s pages . . .
I’d highly recommend this book . . . It’s a wonderfully refreshing
approach. It’s worth picking up just for Marianne’s Mum’s sassy one
liners alone. Give it a try!
*Keegan Hirst (on Instagram)*
Sparkling . . . a laugh-out-loud odyssey
*Bookseller*
Marianne Power is a delightful companion and one who (putting all
natural misanthropy aside) acts a powerful reminder that the
traditional ways of denigrating or demanding too much of ourselves
ain’t going to get us anywhere . . . excellent
*Emerald Street*
Funny and fearless, I loved Help Me! almost as much as I loved
Marianne’s mum who was always on hand with some no-nonsense advice
and really needs to write her own self-help book.
*Red Magazine*
What starts out as a simple idea for a journalist looking to try
something quirky (live your life by a different self-help book
every month for a year) rapidly changes into something far more
real and worthwhile as she explores just exactly what is wrong with
her life and whether any of it can help her! Super stuff.
*Rick O'Shea*
It is a charming introduction to the world of self-help and a good
gift for any sucker addicted to self-improvement.
*Financial Times, Best Books of 2018: Wellness*
London-based journalist Power chronicles the harrowing, often
side-splitting adventures she embarked on while pursuing happiness
and inner peace . . . Throughout this consistently entertaining
book, she writes with unflinching honesty - and bald hilarity,
especially as she encountered deadpan reality checks from her
mother, sisters, and skeptical friends—about the throes of facing
her fears, tackling money issues, living in the present, opening
herself up to rejection, and getting over her hang-ups with men . .
. A winner. Bridget Jones meets Buddha in this plucky,
heartwarming, comical debut memoir.
*Kirkus Reviews (starred review)*
Some of her plights are hilarious; others are almost unbearably
poignant. Self-help seekers will be moved and entertained by
Power’s over-the-top exploits.
*Booklist*
In this frank, funny, and occasionally heartbreaking debut,
journalist Power ably lays bare her yearlong quest to live by the
tenets of a different self-help book every month . . . Already a
bestseller in Power’s native England, the book will surely find a
welcoming American readership. Power’s total honesty and openness
will make readers realize that, at heart, everyone has similar
secret fears and insecurities.
*Publishers Weekly*
Marianne Power takes self-help seriously in this bold, earnest, and
utterly hilarious memoir . . . You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You might
even achieve the level of self-acceptance Power reaches by the
end.
*Refinery 29*
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