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Letter to My Younger Self: Inspirational Women
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If you could write a letter to your younger self, what would it say? Over 15 years ago, The Big Issue began to ask some well-known people to give advice, offer hope and share their favourite moments with their younger selves. These figures from the worlds...
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See moreFrom The Big Issue's popular section, this collection features 70 remarkable women writing letters to their younger selves.
From The Big Issue's popular section, this collection features 70 remarkable women writing letters to their younger selves.
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If you could write a letter to your younger self, what would it say?
Over 15 years ago, The Big Issue began to ask some well-known people to give advice, offer hope and share their favourite moments with their younger selves. These figures from the worlds of entertainment, politics, literature, business and more, began to open up in ways they never had before.
This collection of 75 inspiring, moving and honest interviews includes Fearne Cotton on battling imposter syndrome, Monica Ali on self-belief, Clare Balding on being brave, Caitlin Moran on social anxiety, Dawn French on confidence, Alesha Dixon on risk-taking and so much more.
Letter to My Younger Self: Inspirational Women is a profound exploration into the wit and wisdom that age brings, and of the unique insights that looking back can reveal.
ALL ROYALTIES FROM SALES OF THIS BOOK GO TO THE BIG ISSUE.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781788708555
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 February 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: BLINK Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 131.0mm
Height: 205.0mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 368
About the Author
The Big Issue (Author)
The Big Issue is an award-winning magazine offering employment opportunities to people in poverty by giving them a share of the profits from sales. Launched in 1991, the magazine has now sold over 200 million copies. The company also has an investment arm, Big Issue Invest, which finances the growth of sustainable social enterprises and charities across the UK, and an independently funded registered charity, The Big Issue Foundation, which addresses the fundamental issues attached to social and financial exclusion. For over 25 years, The Big Issue Group has strived to dismantle poverty through creating opportunity, and in the process has become one of the most recognized and trusted brands in the UK.
Jane Graham (Author)
Jane Graham is the books editor of The Big Issue. She has worked as a producer / documentary maker for BBC Radios 1, 3, 4 and Radio Ulster. As a writer and broadcaster she has contributed to the BBC, The Guardian, Uncut and The LA Review of Books among many others. She has been conducting interviews for The Big Issue's Letter to my Younger Self since its inception in 2007.
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