One Million Lovely Letters by Jodi Ann Bickley - ISBN: 9781444754803
Paperback
Brain infection survivor finds healing power writing one million lovely letters.

One Million Lovely Letters

When life is looking hopeless, one inspirational letter can change your life forever

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    14 April 2015

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Summary

One Million Lovely Letters is one woman’s inspirational journey to recovery. A witty and uplifting testament to the power of words to heal the heart and mind.

In the summer of 2011, aged only 22, Jodi Ann Bickley contracted a serious brain infection that would change her life forever. Jodi had been performing at Camp Bestival on the Isle of Wight. Returning with pockets full of glitter, she thought the happy memories would last forever. A week later, writhing in pain …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781444754803
ISBN-10:1444754807
Author:Jodi Ann Bickley
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Yellow Kite
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:14 April 2015
Weight:220g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 20mm
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Critics Review

A book filled with gorgeous letters– Company

Extraordinary… Her account of this time is very affecting… She writes with acute intelligence of the loss of the familiar Self, suffered by people who become very ill or disabled… The letters she prints and her sweet replies bring light into a gloomy world, and I for one am grateful for her message. - Daily Mail

An extraordinary woman. It takes courage, self-belief, imagination and an inspiring lack of self-pity to turn such bad luck into a positive direction, and to conceive of an idea that will spread happiness. - Stephen Fry

I’ve known Jodi for almost 7 years now, and when I first met her she was an aspiring poet, and like me, just trying to get out there and play as many shows as possible. She came to watch me play at Bestival in 2011 and next thing I know, a few months later, she is paralysed. Anyone could have given up on hopes and dreams in that position, or even felt sorry for themselves, and yet every time I saw Jodi, she had regained movement in one part of her body, and slowly she was getting better.

It’s a fantastic book, from a fantastic wordsmith, and I’m so proud of how much Jodi has achieved since I’ve known her. Proper chuffed. Ed x

A book filled with gorgeous letters - Company

There is so much emotion in these pages that we challenge you not to cry… A witty and uplifting account of the ripples of positivity that Jodi created around the world, she’s inspired us with the idea that “for the price of a stamp you can change someone’s day”. - Cosmopolitan

She may have to get used to the attention because my hunch is that the book she has written, One Million Lovely Letters, may well become a bestseller. It’s Eat, Pray Love meets The Little Book of Calm - Sunday Telegraph Stella Magazine

A hug in book form - Glamour

One Million Lovely Letters tells how this simple idea kick-started her recovery - and helped many others. Tissue, anyone…? - Good Housekeeping

About The Author

Jodi Ann Bickley

Jodi Ann Bickley won the Roundhouse Poetry Slam in 2009, and has since performed all over the UK, including at festivals such as Bestival and Glastonbury. She lives in Birmingham with her three cats and her puppy, Josh.

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