A Pocketful of Happiness : A Memoir

Academy Award?ominated actor Richard E. Grant? ?enuine and compelling?(The New York Times), ?oving and entertaining?(Publishers Weekly, starred review) 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 ?ocketful of happiness in every day.?This honest and frequently hilarious memoir is written in honor of that challenge?ichard has faithfully kept a diary since childhood, and in these entries, he shares raw details of 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 Withnail and I to his thrilling Oscar Award nomination thirty years later for Can You Ever Forgive Me?. In ?ne of the bravest, strongest, funniest memoirs I?e ever read?(Bonnie Garmus, New York Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry), A Pocketful of Happiness is a powerful, funny, and moving celebration of life? unexpected joys.

Author: Richard E. Grant

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Publication Date: Aug 13, 2024

Number of Pages: 336 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1668030845

ISBN-13: 9781668030844