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Perfect Bound
- A memoir of trauma, heartbreak and the words that saved me
- Narrated by: Leda Hodgson
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
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Summary
‘Truly compelling.’ Cathy Rentzenbrink
‘Breathtaking … I loved it.’ Fern Britton
‘Courageous. Inspiring. Hopeful.’ Alastair Campbell
'Gripping’ Observer
‘Brave and raw’ Daily Mail
Having suffered the unimaginable loss of her first husband and child, Lindsay Nicholson rewrites her story to become Britain’s most successful lifestyle magazine editor. But when a would-be suicide runs in front of her car, the pages of her picture-perfect life fall apart once more.
In just one year, Lindsay loses her marriage, job and home, and is even arrested. Suicidal and suffering from profound PTSD, she tries medication, therapy and New Age courses – until she finds the answer in the pages of her former magazines. Life isn’t about being perfect; it’s friendship and laughter, stitched together with the little things that truly matter.
Deeply moving, inspiring and sharply funny, Perfect Bound is an unforgettable story about resilience, recovery and what really makes life worth living.
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'A story about raw loss, heartbreak, extraordinary courage and, above all, love. The author’s voice as she narrates her journey out of the void is without self-pity or even anger. She writes with candour, insight and great tenderness. Riveting, heartbreaking, heartlifting and fine.' Nicci French
'I powered through this utterly compulsive and unforgettable memoir in three days straight. Perfect Bound is extraordinary, devastating, brutally honest, heartbreaking and full of love. Five stars from me.' Jill Mansell
'Clear your diary before you start reading this. A haunting, beautifully crafted story of a woman's courage, faced with impossible odds, which will cause you to look at life through new eyes. Unputdownable.' Orlando Murrin
'Perfect Bound is a searing testimony to both the frailty of life and the fortitude of the heart. Deeply moving, it’s a story of humanity and hope from a writer with an exquisite talent for bearing her soul.' Shari Low
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- Sally Matthews
- 27-07-24
A beautiful memoir of resilience and hope.
Beautifully written and narrated. Such a refreshing, honest account of struggle and overcoming it, in a world where the pressure for perfection is ever-growing.
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- S A Fawcett
- 11-08-24
Beautifully told
Searingly honest and beautifully told story. A captivating and at times harrowing book from start to finish.
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- Sue
- 09-08-24
Brilliant - just brilliant
…finally, the last sentence, tears of hope, happiness and relief came over me. The first book helped deal with my own grieving and Perfect Bound consolidates a life lived - there need be no regrets…
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- Dave&laurin
- 04-11-24
Beautifully and thoughtfully written,
This life so impacted by sadness and real tragedy, recounted so beautifully, leaves you feeling full of joy and hope. What comes through is a life of deep emotional connection and love.
It is also revealing in its insights into imprisonment of innocent women in domestic violence incidents. Another case of institutional and cultural bias that needs to change.
One of the most well written memoirs I have read
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