Life in Pieces

Life in Pieces Synopsis

*The Sunday Times bestseller* 'Funny, intimate and honest' Louis Theroux 'Moving and funny. I absolutely loved it' Claudia Winkleman 'Heartbreaking, hilarious, comforting' Marie Claire Dear 2020 - can we just start over? Love Dawn x LIFE IN PIECES is a book for anyone who's been thrown into a life they didn't plan, or who just wants to stick it to 2020. When it looks like everything's falling apart, we'll piece it back together. From reflections on grief and identity, bad hair and parenting, sleep and spirituality, to the things we can control and the things we cannot, Dawn has been doing a lot of thinking about life in lockdown. Mostly from a cupboard. Discover the daily diaries that track the journey - for a hilarious, heartbreaking and highly entertaining glimpse into the new normal. 'There's been a lot of well-meaning but mad advice on how to contend with the strangest period of human history any of us has ever lived through. Dawn O'Porter redresses the balance by telling it as it really has been: holding out for 5pm to crack open the tequila' Mark Watson

Life in Pieces Press Reviews

'Moving and funny. I absolutely loved it' Claudia Winkleman 'An intimate, honest account of the first three months of isolation . . . Her book is a paean to what is truly important' Telegraph 'It is very funny but also intimate and honest' Louis Theroux 'Poignant and funny' Red 'I've rattled through it . . . There's been a lot of well-meaning but mad advice on how to contend with the strangest period of human history any of us has ever lived through. Dawn O'Porter redresses the balance by telling it as it really has been, for many of us: holding out for 5pm to crack open the tequila' Mark Watson 'Funny and heart-rending in equal measure' Sunday Express Praise for Dawn O'Porter: 'Fierce and funny' Bryony Gordon, Daily Telegraph 'Smart and insightful' Red 'A total joy . . . Compulsively funny' Matt Haig 'Straight-talking . . . tackles a host of topical issues' Sunday Express 'Dawn's writing is addictive - fearless, beyond feisty and seriously funny' Mel Giedroyc 'Dawn O' Porter has the ability to make everyone want to be her best friend' OK 'Funny and very honest' Davina McCall 'Entertaining and thought-provoking' Irish Times

Book Information

ISBN:	9780008431877
Publication date:	1st October 2020
Author:	Dawn O'Porter
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers Ltd an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	Hardback
Pagination:	320 pages
Categories:	Diaries, letters & journals, Memoirs,

About Dawn O'Porter

DAWN O'PORTER lives in Los Angeles with her husband Chris, her two boys Art and Valentine, and her cat Lilu and dog Potato. Dawn is also the author of the novels The Cows and the Richard and Judy Book Club pick So Lucky. Dawn started out in TV production but quickly landed in front of the camera, making numerous documentaries that included immersive investigations of Polygamy, Size Zero, Childbirth, Free Love, Breast Cancer and the movie Dirty Dancing. Further TV work included This Old Thing, a prime-time Channel 4 show celebrating the wonders of vintage clothing. Dawn's journalism has appeared in ...

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