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A Pocketful of Happiness: A Memoir

Richard E. Grant

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Academy Award–nominated actor Richard E. Grant’s “genuine and compelling” , “moving and entertaining” memoir about finding happiness in even the darkest of days.Richard E. Grant emigrated from Swaziland to London in 1982, with dreams of making it as an actor. Unexpectedly, he met and fell in love with a renowned dialect coach Joan Washington. Their relationship and marriage, navigating the highs and lows of Hollywood, parenthood, and loss, lasted almost forty years. When Joan died in 2021, her final challenge to him was to find a “pocketful of happiness in every day.” This honest and frequently hilarious memoir is written in honor of that challenge—Richard has faithfully kept a diary since childhood, and in these entries, he shares raw details of everything he has both the pain of losing his beloved wife and the excitement of their life together, from the role that transformed his life overnight in Withnail and I to his thrilling Oscar Award nomination thirty years later for Can You Ever Forgive Me?. In “one of the bravest, strongest, funniest memoirs I’ve ever read” , A Pocketful of Happiness is a powerful, funny, and moving celebration of life’s unexpected joys.

Language: English

Pages: 335

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: September 29, 2022

A Pocketful of Happiness: A Memoir

Richard E. Grant

0/5 ( ratings)

Academy Award–nominated actor Richard E. Grant’s “genuine and compelling” , “moving and entertaining” memoir about finding happiness in even the darkest of days.Richard E. Grant emigrated from Swaziland to London in 1982, with dreams of making it as an actor. Unexpectedly, he met and fell in love with a renowned dialect coach Joan Washington. Their relationship and marriage, navigating the highs and lows of Hollywood, parenthood, and loss, lasted almost forty years. When Joan died in 2021, her final challenge to him was to find a “pocketful of happiness in every day.” This honest and frequently hilarious memoir is written in honor of that challenge—Richard has faithfully kept a diary since childhood, and in these entries, he shares raw details of everything he has both the pain of losing his beloved wife and the excitement of their life together, from the role that transformed his life overnight in Withnail and I to his thrilling Oscar Award nomination thirty years later for Can You Ever Forgive Me?. In “one of the bravest, strongest, funniest memoirs I’ve ever read” , A Pocketful of Happiness is a powerful, funny, and moving celebration of life’s unexpected joys.

Language: English

Pages: 335

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: September 29, 2022

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