{"product_id":"9781668030844","title":"A Pocketful of Happiness","description":"\u003cb\u003eAcademy Award–nominated actor Richard E. Grant’s “genuine and compelling” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), “moving and entertaining” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) memoir about finding happiness in even the darkest of days.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard 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 “pocketful of happiness in every day.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis honest and frequently hilarious memoir is written in honor of that challenge—Richard 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 \u003ci\u003eWithnail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand I\u003c\/i\u003e to his thrilling Oscar Award nomination thirty years later for \u003ci\u003eCan You Ever Forgive Me?\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn “one of the bravest, strongest, funniest memoirs I’ve ever read” (Bonnie Garmus, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eA Pocketful of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, funny, and moving celebration of life’s unexpected joys.","brand":"Richard E. Grant","offers":[{"title":"Simon \u0026amp; Schuster |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-08-13","offer_id":45348973773055,"sku":"9781668030844","price":26.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0bf526ce-d476-4898-9d2c-d1d7a92deccb.jpg?v=1714239745","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781668030844","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}