Born in Swaziland in 1957, Richard E. Grant moved to the UK to pursue his acting career, and has been a fixture on our screens since his breakout role in Withnail and I in 1987. When his beloved wife Joan died in 2021 after almost forty years together, she set him a challenge: to find a pocketful of happiness in every day.The result is this book.Set between the present day and flashbacks to delightfully indiscreet diary entries recalling landmarks from his remarkable life and glittering career, this is an immensely personal and profound memoir that celebrates and cherishes life’s unexpected joys.Funny, moving and perceptive, A Pocketful of Happiness is an insight into the life of a much loved British actor.
Richard E. Grant Livres
Richard Grant est un écrivain de voyage réputé dont l'œuvre explore les aspects exaltants et souvent périlleux de l'exploration. Ses récits transportent les lecteurs dans des coins reculés du globe, capturant l'esprit d'aventure et les expériences profondes rencontrées dans des environnements difficiles. Grant mêle avec brio le voyage personnel au contexte historique, offrant une perspective unique sur les lieux qu'il visite et la condition humaine qui s'y trouve.




The Deepest South of All
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Bestselling travel writer Richard Grant offers an entertaining and profound look at a city like no other.
With Nails
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
This collection of diary entries follows Richard E. Grant's career from the cult movie Withnail and I to his experiences in Hollywood on such films as The Player and Dracula .
A Hollywood novel about Vyvian, interior designer to the stars; his “ sister” Marga, a supposedly deaf-mute masseuse; and “ Zeitgeist” , the biggest blockbuster ever made.