I'm Not as Well as I Thought I Was

Beschreibung

'One of the most powerful books of the year' Daily Mail<BR><BR>'Nobody can make the serious funny and the funny serious quite like Ruby.' - Alastair Campbell<BR><BR>Dear Reader,<BR><BR>Checking into a mental clinic wasn't exactly on my radar in 2022. Writing about it wasn't either. But here we are.<BR><BR>I spent a lifetime trying to create a 'front' to give everyone the illusion that all is well.

It wasn't, and it isn't. Now I look back and I think, 'what the f*ck was that all about?'<BR><BR>I began the book trying to find meaning by going on various, life-changing journeys, I ended up in a mental clinic; obviously things didn't work out the way I expected. This is the story of what happened after the mental car crash . . . From then on, the journey had to turn inward. It turns out I wasn't looking for meaning, I was looking for home.<BR><BR>I'm not a fiction writer.

I can't fake it. I could say I rode into the sunset, but life isn't like that unless you're a cowboy. Truth is I'm not as well as I thought I was.<BR><BR>These days, trying to stay sane in a completely chaotic world makes life incredibly difficult. For those readers who are deep in the darkness of mental illness, I hope my book makes you feel less alone.<BR><BR>Take care, love,<BR>Ruby x<BR><BR>---------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>'If you buy only one book this year, make it this one.' - Joanna Lumley<BR><BR>'A true tour de force.

We're all a little messed up in our own ways, but we should all strive to be as fabulously fearless as Ruby.' - Fearne Cotton<BR><BR>As seen on Channel 5 Castaway<BR><BR><BR>Sunday Times bestseller, May 2023

Angaben vom Händler.