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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. 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 <i>The Miniaturist</i>,
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 <i>He Said/She Said</i>,
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 <i>Chase the Rainbow</i>,
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, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober</i>,
I’ve laughed and cried my way through it’s 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 <i>Help Me!</i> 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
‘I love it! Hilarious and thought-provoking!’ - Fearne Cotton
‘The Bridget Jones of self-improvement’ - 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.