Bryony Gordonová

FROM THE No.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORThe fiercely funny and relatable new novel about people-pleasing, burnout and finding your voice - the perfect uplifting holiday read for fans of Sophie Kinsella and Alexandra Potter. ‘Insightful, inspirational and SO much fun’ Marian Keyes‘People Pleaser is like therapy in rom-com form’ Beth O’Leary‘Completely addictive. A hard yes from me – I flew through it’ Vogue WilliamsMeet Olivia Greenwood. Unfiltered. Unashamed. Unapologetic. Or at least, she’s about to be . . . Olivia has been trying very hard to please people for a very long time. Whilst her husband’s doing burpees, she’s doing everything else. She smiles through yet another ‘opportunity’ that isn’t a promotion. And she says yes to her mother, when what she really means is no. But today, everything is going to change . . . After soul-crushing career disappointment, a fiery young woman with a chip on her shoulder, and a single blue hallucinogenic gummy lead to a raucous night, Olivia wakes up the next morning, fresh out of f**ks to give and unable to please anyone but HERSELF. So who actually is Olivia Greenwood when she’s not trying to be what everyone else wants her to b? arm, witty and empowering, this is the story of one woman’s journey to stop people-pleasing and start living for herself. Praise for People Pleaser:‘Oozing warmth, raw honesty and awkward relatable truths . . . just wonderful’ Adele Parks, bestselling author of Our Beautiful Mess‘Riotously funny and sharply observed . . . a must read!’ Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things‘Hilariously relatable’ ? ?‘Witty, warm and great writing. Highly recommended’ ? ?‘Made me laugh out loud’ ? ?‘I genuinely struggled to put it down’ ? ?

Bryony Gordon was not a runner. A loafer, a dawdler, a drinker, a smoker, yes. A runner, no. But, as she recovered from the emotional rollercoaster of opening up her life in her mental health memoir MAD GIRL, she realised that there were things that might actually help her: getting outside, moving her body and talking to others who found life occasionally challenging. As she ran, she started to shake off the limitations that had always held her back and she saw she had actually imposed them on herself. Why couldn't she be a runner? In April 2017, Bryony Gordon ran all 26.2 miles of the London Marathon. In Eat, Drink, Run., we join her as she trains for this daunting task and rises to the challenge one step at the time. Of course, on top of the aching muscles and blistered feet, there's also the small matter of getting a certain royal to open up about his mental health. Through it all, Bryony shows us that extraordinary things can happen to everyone, no matter what life throws our way.

Bryony si predstavovala život po dvadsiatke ako jednu nekončiacu sa párty. Snívala o kreatívnej a dobre platenej práci, štýlovom byte a superúžasnom priateľovi. Realita ju však nakopala rovno do zadku. Zo stĺpčeka v novinách Telegraph sa stal zápisník jej každodenných prešľapov, bývala v samých ošumelých kuticiach a za svoj najvážnejší vzťah celého desaťročia považovala ten s nikotínom. Bez cenzúry opisuje, ako balila chlapov na klinike pohlavne prenosných chorôb, zadlžovala sa, aby mala na víno a zemiakové lupienky, a aký je to pocit, keď sa z muža vašich snov vykľuje známosť na jednu noc, ktorá vám ráno podá cudzie, o číslo menšie nohavičky. Bryonin nádherne trápny príbeh so šťastným koncom je povinným čítaním pre všetky idealistky, ktorým najlepšie roky mladosti zďaleka nepriniesli to, čo očakávali.