Help Me!

How Self-Help Has Not Changed My Life

De: Marianne Power

Narrado por: Marianne Power

'I love it! Hilarious and thought-provoking!' - Fearne Cotton
'A sweet sharp read' - Jessie Burton
'A laugh-out-loud funny book.' - Lucy Diamond

Marianne Power was stuck in a rut. Then one day she wondered: could self-help books help her find the elusive perfect life?

She decided to test one book a month for a year, following their advice to the letter. What would happen if she followed the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? Really felt The Power of Now? Could she unearth The Secret to making her dreams come true?

What begins as a clever experiment becomes an achingly poignant story. Because self-help can change your life – but not necessarily for the better . . .

Help Me! is an irresistibly funny and incredibly moving audiobook about a wild and ultimately redemptive journey that will resonate with anyone who’s ever dreamed of finding happiness.

Perfect for listeners who enjoyed Everything I know About Love by Dolly Alderton, Mad Girl by Bryony Gordon and Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig.

Reseñas de la Crítica

<b>I love it! Hilarious and thought-provoking! Love!</b> (Fearne Cotton)

A laugh-out-loud funny book that also manages to be thought-provoking, perceptive and devastatingly honest.<b> I loved it.</b> (Lucy Diamond)

A sweet sharp read, and the last chapter made me cry . . . it’s <b>perfect</b> (Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist)

<b>Marianne’s writing makes me smile and has moved me to tears more than once.</b> She combines a journalist’s no-nonsense investigative skills with a tenderness and honesty that sets her apart (Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said)

Couldn't put this book down – Marianne's honesty and wit shone through . . . a hugely enjoyable, fantastic read. (Poorna Bell, author of Chase the Rainbow)

Sublime and ridiculous . . . <b>Britain’s answer to Sarah Knight, with Amy Schumer’s naked hilarity and Matt Haig’s soul-deep profundity chucked in.</b> (Catherine Gray, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober)

Wonderful. I’ve laughed and cried my way through it’s pages . . . I’d highly recommend this book . . . It’s a wonderfully refreshing approach. It’s worth picking up just for Marianne’s Mum’s sassy one liners alone. Give it a try! (Keegan Hirst (on Instagram))

<b>Sparkling . . . a laugh-out-loud odyssey</b>

Marianne Power is a delightful companion and one who (putting all natural misanthropy aside) acts a powerful reminder that the traditional ways of denigrating or demanding too much of ourselves ain’t going to get us anywhere . . . <b>excellent</b>

<b>Funny and fearless</b>, I loved <i>Help Me!</i> almost as much as I loved Marianne’s mum who was always on hand with some no-nonsense advice and really needs to write her own self-help book. (Sarra Manning)

What starts out as a simple idea for a journalist looking to try something quirky (live your life by a different self-help book every month for a year) rapidly changes into something far more real and worthwhile as she explores just exactly what is wrong with her life and whether any of it can help her! Super stuff. (Rick O'Shea)

It is a charming introduction to the world of self-help and a good gift for any sucker addicted to self-improvement.

London-based journalist Power chronicles the harrowing, often side-splitting adventures she embarked on while pursuing happiness and inner peace . . . Throughout this consistently entertaining book, she writes with unflinching honesty - and bald hilarity, especially as she encountered deadpan reality checks from her mother, sisters, and skeptical friends—about the throes of facing her fears, tackling money issues, living in the present, opening herself up to rejection, and getting over her hang-ups with men . . . A winner. <i>Bridget Jones</i> meets Buddha in this plucky, heartwarming, comical debut memoir.

Heartwarmingly funny, moving & refreshingly honest.

I really enjoyed this book and couldn’t put it down. Besides the fact that it is such an easy listen (it’s like you’re chatting to a friend; you really feel like you’ve gained one) I also found it so refreshingly honest. It made me realise once again how much I had been absorbed in the world of self-help trying to "fix" myself, too. At times it felt as if she was writing about my own life and amongst more sobering eyeopeners, I kept thinking how brave I found Marianne to be so outwardly vulnerable (and then to think that this was the exact opposite of what she was experiencing in the book). I can so relate. She’s my secret heroine for sticking with it, writing this book, and finding her own sense of inner peace and self-worth in the process.

Thank you Marianne for your courage, your persistence and your heartfelt honesty. I’ve laughed, I’ve cried and you’ve really helped me see some of the other hidden aspects about myself without my having to resort to yet another self-help book. Just for that, I’m grateful. So, thank you for sharing your amazing story. You are helping people just by being you. And lastly, thank you to your loving mum. She stole a little piece of my heart with her loving nature, wit and wisdom. It was a joy to listen to you both. Looking forward to your next book!