Emma Forrest

A dazzling and devastating memoir -- Girl Interrupted for the Juno generation. Talented, prolific and charming, Emma Forrest was settled in Manhattan at twenty-two and on contract to the Guardian when she realized that her quirks had gone beyond eccentricity, past the warm waters of weird and into those cold, deep patches of the sea where people lose their lives. Lonely, in a dangerous cycle of cutting and bulimia, and drawn inexplicably to damaging and cruel relationships, she found herself in the chair of a slim, balding and effortlessly optimistic psychiatrist -- a man whose wisdom and humanity would wrench her from the vibrant and dangerous tide of herself, and who would help her to recover when she tried to end her life. Emma's loving and supportive family and friends circled around her in panic. Like Ophelia, Emma was on the brink of drowning. But she was also still working, still exploring, still writing. And then she fell in love. One day, when Emma called to make an appointment with her psychiatrist, she found no one there. He had died, shockingly, at the age of fifty-three, leaving behind a young family for whom he had fought to survive. Processing the premature doorstep, a failed suicide, she was adrift. And when her significant and all-consuming relationship also fell apart, she was forced to cling to the page for survival. Your Voice in My Head is spiked with wit, humour and unique perception. It not only explores the crashing weight of depression, mania and suffering, but also the beauty of love and the heartbreak of loss. It is also, fundamentally, about our relationship with ourselves.

Your Voice in My Head

Star-struck teenager Viva Cohen is inspired by Hollywood's leading ladies to transform her own mundane life into a Hollywood blockbuster, joining her dysfunctional best friend Treena on a wild and wacky ride to Los Angeles.

A Novel

Namedropper

The Autumn Radio 2 Book Club Pick A Grazia Book of the Year 'An Eighties Breakfast at Tiffany's' David Nicholls 'Elegant, sexy, tender wild' Emma Jane Unsworth July, 1981. London. Shy, working-class Steven finds solace in beauty. Eighteen-years-old, he dreams of being a fashion designer. He's also gay, maybe. There's a lot Steven isn't sure about yet. Then a brutal attack lands him in hospital, and he meets Jasmine – intoxicating, anarchic, fabulous Jasmine. Over the course of one summer, their giddy, glorious, maddening friendship will turn Steven's life upside down – and rewrite his destiny forever. 'Dazzling' Marian Keyes 'The coolest book you'll read this year' Red

The Autumn Radio 2 Book Club Pick

Royals

'A staggering piece of writing' Nigella Lawson 'It's woken me up' Minnie Driver, author of Managing Expectations 'The most delicious memoir that kept me in bed all day' Sophie Heawood, author of The Hungover Games What happens when your story doesn't end the way you thought it would? When the dream life you have been working towards becomes something you must walk away from? When you swap a Hollywood marriage and a LA mansion with waterside views, for a little attic flat shared only with your daughter, beneath the star-filled sky of deepest North London? When you find yourself not lonely, but elated - elated to be alone with yourself, who you genuinely thought you might never get to see again? When, after a life guided by romantic obsession, you decide to turn your back not only on marriage, but all romantic and sexual attachments?

A Lifelong Romantic is Seduced by Solitude

Busy Being Free

A Memoir

In Sadie's head, she's a novelist. In real life, she spends her day searching for the ultimate way to say red at Grrl, an ultra hip make-up company. In her sex life, she's a modern-day Lolita who's never dated a man under forty. Then Sadie falls in love with Marley, a graffiti artist with a firm commitment to another woman- his eight-year-old daughter, Montana. Sadie isn't used to competing for a man's affections and certainly not with a little girl who is uncannily like herself. Real love could just be too grown up for her. Cherries in the Snow is a novel about womanhood, love, and lipstick. Flippant, sexy, acid and smart, this is Emma Forrest at her most dazzling.

Cherries in the Snow

Aos 22 anos, a jornalista, escritora e roteirista Emma Forrest parecia levar uma vida maravilhosa: havia deixado a casa dos pais em Londres, cidade onde foi criada, para morar em Nova York, tinha um contrato com o jornal The Guardian e estava prestes a publicar seu primeiro livro. Mas, por trás da aparência bem-sucedida, havia uma jovem com sérios problemas psiquiátricos, que se cortava com gilete, sofria de bulimia e era extremamente autodestrutiva. Em Sua voz dentro de mim, Emma apresenta suas memórias, sem medo de expor o lado mais escuro que guarda dentro de si. Ao chegar ao ponto em que não sentia quase nada, somente dor e tristeza, Emma começa a frequentar o consultório do psiquiatra a quem se refere como Dr. R. Ainda assim, após algumas sessões, ela tenta o suicídio e vai parar na emergência de um hospital. Levada pela mãe para terminar de se tratar na Inglaterra, a autora continua a ver o Dr. R quando volta aos Estados Unidos. Durante oito anos, ela é paciente dele, que tem papel fundamental em sua recuperação. Mas Sua voz dentro de mim também fala dos relacionamentos amorosos de Emma. Um deles, em especial, chama a atenção: o namoro com o ator Colin Farrell, cujo nome não é citado no livro. Ela se refere a ele como seu "Marido Cigano", ou simplesmente MC, e revela que se trata de uma estrela do cinema. Os dois ficaram juntos durante cerca de um ano e viveram uma história intensa. Apesar de toda a dor e do mergulho profundo na depressão e na autodestruição que permeiam o livro, Emma Forrest consegue explorar a beleza do amor e falar de superação ao longo das páginas. De quebra, ela ainda faz refletir sobre a relação que temos com nós mesmos.

Sua voz dentro de mim

Traditionally, women share their secrets with their hairdressers. But what about their manicurists, masseurs, chi gong teachers, and tattoo artists? In Damage Control, women wax poetic about the experts and gurus who help them love themselves, sharing stories of everything from friendships born in the make-up chair to the utter dismay of a truly horrible haircut. Minnie Driver finally meets a Frenchman who understands her hair . . . and tries to teach her not to hate it. Marian Keyes remembers the blow-dry that pushed her over the edge. Francesca Lia Block tells the ugly story of the plastic surgeon who promised to make her beautiful. Rose McGowan explains why it's harder to be depressed when you're glamorous . . . and shows how it takes a village to transform from mere mortal to movie star. Witty and wise, Damage Control is an intimate, sometimes dark, look at our experiences with the professionals who pluck, prod, and pamper every inch of our bodies—and a reminder why we surrender ourselves to their (hopefully) very capable hands.

Women on the Therapists, Beauticians, and Trainers Who Navigate Their Bodies

Damage Control

Untitled Nonfiction

From the author dubbed "a literary Lolita" by Vanity Fair comes the perfect portrait of a young actress caught in a downward spiral of self-destruction. Edgy and funny at the same time, Thin Skin provides a realistic glimpse into the dark and inviting world of fame from the writer who penned Namedropper when she was just twenty-one. Everyone thinks Ruby is beautiful except for Ruby, who is so hell-bent on being ugly that she's driven away the man who loves her, the agent who swears he could have made her a star, and the delectable male costar of her latest project, Mean People Suck. After all, Ruby believes that what's going on outside should reflect what's on the inside -- and inside she's a mess. Burned-out at the age of twenty, she's living alone in a world of hotels and fast food -- none of which she keeps down -- haunted by the memory of her childhood love, cutting herself, and tempted to repeat her mother's tragic fate. She needs to find a new way of being....and fast.

Thin Skin

'My talents are: I knew what I wanted. I knew what I didn't want. I knew at a young age I have the added advantage of scrubbing up nicely when I feel like it, so I look like I have range, when really I just have good skin.' At fifteen Ruby left home, got herself an agent and became a film star. Now twenty, she lives alone, in a world of hotels and fast food. Destructive and charming, cutting is Ruby's hobby. Her hair, her arms and occasional tattoos - her newest accessory is a bloodline necklace. A seductive blend of heroine and whore, she has left the man who loves her, been fired by her agent, and is starring in a film opposite the delectable Aslan. It is quite possibly her last chance. Striking, funny and razor sharp, Thin Skin is a novel in which we see that sometimes you have to look over the edge in order to see your way back.

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