If Not For You: A Memoir

Paperback Published on: 12/01/2023
Price: £10.99
Free UK delivery on orders over £25, otherwise £3.99
In stock
Usually dispatched within 1-2 days
Make and edit your lists in your account
No stock available in any shop.
In stock
Usually dispatched within 1-2 days
No stock available in any shop.

Synopsis

'Extraordinarily brave and tender... a book that sings with love and hope' Dr Rachel Clarke
'Profoundly moving' The Times
'Extraordinary' Anita Rani, Woman's Hour
'Full of strength and hope' Kate Mosse
'Tender, heart-breaking and astonishingly eloquent' Evening Standard
'The most beautiful thing I have ever read' Tom Bradby

'If I were to look closely at the jagged edges of my fragmented heart, I'm sure I'd see that some spaces now shine with gold. And that is what he left for me.'

On the 17th November 2019, Grey Atticus Fox was born, nine weeks early, to Georgie and Mike in a Kent Hospital.

Heart-wrenching, cathartic, life-affirming, this is her account of the twenty-one days they had together, and its aftermath - the search to make sense of unimaginable loss. It bears witness to both the confusion and the clarity that accompany great pain, and stands as a testament to empathy, care and humanity when life is at its hardest.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
  • ISBN: 9780349144832
  • Number of pages: 320
  • Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 28 mm
  • Weight: 252g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

View all
If Not For You
Completely beautiful book - inside & out.
I read this in one sitting — I just couldn’t stop reading. I had to sit on the bathroom floor in the night to finish it so as not to wake up my boyfriend. ... READ MORE
Laura  Lucas
If Not For You
Powerful
I don't think words can really do If Not For You justice. It is a testimony of harrowing loss, intense love, and the power of small moments of joy. A must ... READ MORE
Elizabeth (Llandudno)