Staunch, 9780008325725
Paperback
Midlife crisis, India, and old ladies: finding strength unconventionally.

Staunch

$29.85

  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    29 September 2022

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Summary

Staunch: Finding Yourself (and Your Family) in India

Eleanor finds herself in her late 30s on a beach in India with three old ladies, trying to ‘find herself’ and ‘discover her family history’ like some sad middle-class crisis cliché. How did she get here?

Truthfully, it could be for any one of the below reasons, if not all combined:

  • Stepmum dying/Stepdad leaving – family falling apart, subsequent psychotic break; both parents now on third marriage
  • Bre…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008325725
ISBN-10:0008325723
Author:Eleanor Wood
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:HQ
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:29 September 2022
Weight:220g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 19mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘A fun and uplifting memoir’ Cosmopolitan ‘Warm and funny and unpretentious and wise.’ Holly Bourne, author of Am I Normal Yet?

‘A fun and uplifting memoir’ Cosmopolitan

‘Warm and funny and unpretentious and wise.’ Holly Bourne, author of Am I Normal Yet?

‘Laced with many laugh-out-loud moments’ The Sunday Post

About The Author

Eleanor Wood

Eleanor Wood is the author of YA novels My Secret Rockstar Boyfriend and Becoming Betty. She lives in Brighton, where she can mostly be found hanging around in cafes and record shops, running on the beach, pretending to be French and/or that it’s the 60s, and writing deep into the night. Her ‘dayjob’ is in academic publishing, and her work has previously been published in magazines such as Elle, Time Out and The Face.

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