This wonderful non fiction read follows our author through the misogynistic and unfair media industry as a journalist.
So for Christina Patterson, a former columnist at the Independent and Director of Poetry Society who writes about society, culture, politics, books and the arts as well as being shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2013 for her campaigning work to raise standards in nursing, takes us as readers on an honest and human trip of what kept her going through the ups and downs of life.
There’s a Woody Allen quote that goes if you want to make God laugh, then tell him your plans but it’s safe to say that most of us don’t find ordinary tragedies and struggles of every day as amusing as omniscient deities.
Patterson’s writing is honest, to the point yet page turning. Her story that is in first person is an honest celebration of life as an adventure and the perfect advice to when it’s time to drop high expectations, worries and woes.
A must read for those at the end of the nerves with life and its unfair nature ~ The Art of Not Falling Apart is a book everyone needs in their life and bookshelf.
So for Christina Patterson, a former columnist at the Independent and Director of Poetry Society who writes about society, culture, politics, books and the arts as well as being shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2013 for her campaigning work to raise standards in nursing, takes us as readers on an honest and human trip of what kept her going through the ups and downs of life.
There’s a Woody Allen quote that goes if you want to make God laugh, then tell him your plans but it’s safe to say that most of us don’t find ordinary tragedies and struggles of every day as amusing as omniscient deities.
Patterson’s writing is honest, to the point yet page turning. Her story that is in first person is an honest celebration of life as an adventure and the perfect advice to when it’s time to drop high expectations, worries and woes.
A must read for those at the end of the nerves with life and its unfair nature ~ The Art of Not Falling Apart is a book everyone needs in their life and bookshelf.