{"product_id":"fringe-by-the-sea-pre-order-a-pocketful-of-happiness","title":"Signed copy - A Pocketful of Happiness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA copy of \u003ci\u003eA Pocketful of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith a bookplate signed for us by Richard E. Grant at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fringebythesea.com\/vivian-french-maps\/\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.fringebythesea.com\/vivian-french-maps\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFringe by the Sea\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout the book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRichard E. Grant emigrated from Swaziland to London in 1982, with dreams of making it as an actor, when he unexpectedly met and fell in love with 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’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis honest and frequently hilarious memoir is written in honour of that challenge – Richard has faithfully kept a diary since childhood, and in these entries he shares in raw detail everything he has experienced : both the pain of losing his beloved wife, and the excitement of their life together, from the role that transformed his life overnight in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWithnail \u0026amp; I\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e to his thrilling Oscar nomination thirty years later for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCan You Ever Forgive Me?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTold with candour in Richard’s utterly unique style,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA Pocketful of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a powerful, funny and moving celebration of life’s unexpected joys.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback, 336 pages, published 2023.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard E. Grant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43462736806059,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/2178\/1163\/files\/Fringe_by_the_sea_pre-order_1.png?v=1707499805","url":"https:\/\/nightowlbooks.pro\/products\/fringe-by-the-sea-pre-order-a-pocketful-of-happiness","provider":"Night Owl Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}