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Help Me! :How Self-Help Has Not Changed My Life
Help Me! :How Self-Help Has Not Changed My Life
paperback
Published:
27 June, 2019
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Description
‘I love it! Hilarious and thought-provoking!’ – Fearne Cotton
‘The Bridget Jones of self-improvement’ – The Sunday Times
Marianne Power was stuck in a rut. She wondered: could self-help books help her find the elusive perfect life?
She decided to test one book a month for a year, following their advice to the letter. What would happen if she followed the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? Really felt The Power of Now? Could she unearth The Secret to making her dreams come true?
What begins as a clever experiment becomes an achingly poignant story. Because self-help can change your life – but not necessarily for the better . . .
An international bestseller, Help Me! is an irresistibly funny and incredibly moving book about a wild and ultimately redemptive journey. It will resonate with anyone who’s ever dreamed of finding happiness or making a fresh start.
Prizes
Short-listed for Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book of the Year 2018 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781509888535 |
| ISBN10 | 1509888535 |
| Number Of Pages | 352 |
| Item Weight | 272 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 196 x 26 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Pan Macmillan |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
I love it! Hilarious and thought-provoking! Love! -- Fearne Cotton, author of Happy
A laugh-out-loud funny book that also manages to be thought-provoking, perceptive and devastatingly honest. I loved it. -- Lucy Diamond, author of The Island Getaway
A sweet sharp read, and the last chapter made me cry. As someone a bit dubious of self-help books, it’s perfect: Power spends a year trying to live a month per book. It’s quite a fun journey through the ups and downs of negotiating ourselves through life, but underneath that is a serious, generous message, and it really does feel like you’ve learned something by the end of it. -- 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 . . . In helping herself, it turned out that Marianne was helping all of us. -- Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said
Couldn't put this book down – Marianne's honesty and wit shone through. There's something everyone can relate to, whether or not you like self-help – just a hugely enjoyable, fantastic read. -- Poorna Bell, author of Chase the Rainbow
Sublime and ridiculous, in equal measure. I tore through it hungrily. One minute I was having an existential epiphany, the next I was honking with laughter. 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
I’ve laughed and cried my way through its pages . . . Give it a try! -- Keegan Hirst (on Instagram)
Sparkling . . . a laugh-out-loud odyssey, with embarrassing incidents and downright disasters aplenty. If you've ever worried that self-help might be a euphemism for self-obsession, then this is a book for you. * Bookseller *
Power is such an engaging writer, it’s hard not to empathise with what she’s saying . . . Plus, she’s very funny . . . 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. -- Sarra Manning * Red Magazine *
The Bridget Jones of self-improvement * The Sunday Times *
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Author's Bio
Marianne Power is a writer and journalist who lives in London. Help Me! is her first book.