This Is Not About You

Name: This Is Not About You
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SKU: 9781800182431
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A Menmoir (Irish No.1 Bestseller)

By Rosemary Mac Cabe

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Summary

This Is Not About You by Rosemary Mac Cabe is a raw and insightful memoir that explores complex family dynamics, identity, and personal growth. Through candid storytelling, the author delves into her relationships, struggles with self-image, and the quest for understanding within her family and herself. It's a heartfelt journey that offers a genuine reflection on life's challenging yet formative experiences.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This memoir offers a candid exploration of personal growth, identity, and family dynamics, shared with raw honesty and humour. You might enjoy it if you're interested in real-life stories where the author reflects on their experiences and relationships, providing both insightful and relatable content.

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A memoir of first love, first lust, first heartbreak and the many disappointments in between.

Rosemary Mac Cabe was always a serial monogamist, never happier than when she was in a relationship or, at the very least, on the way to being in one. But in her desperate search for 'the one'—from first love to first lust, through a series of disappointments and the searing sting of heartbreak—she learned that finding love might mean losing herself along the way.

This Is Not About You is a life story in a series of love stories. About Henry, with the big nose and the lovely mum, with whom sex was like having a verruca frozen off in the doctor's surgery: "uncomfortable, but I had entered into this willingly." About Dan, with the goatee. About Luke, who gave her a split condom. About Frank, who was married...

But mostly, it's about Rosemary, figuring out just how much she was willing to sacrifice for her happy ending.

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This Is Not About You by Rosemary Mac Cabe is described as a hilarious, heartfelt, and poignant memoir. The writing is praised for its insight and acerbic, self-deprecating wit, evoking a range of emotions as it explores themes of love and self-discovery. Readers appreciate the relatability and the compassionate reflection on young women's experiences of seeking love.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781800182431

Publisher: Boundless Publishing Group Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Unbound

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 304

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Biography & Memoir Health & Wellness Humour Non-Fiction Rosemary Mac Cabe Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Rosemary Mac Cabe is a journalist and writer from Dublin, Ireland. She has written for publications including the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Tatler, IMAGE, Irish Country Magazine, STELLAR and more. Her work was featured in the mental health anthology You, Me & Everyone We Know, published by Inspire Ireland. This Is Not About You is her first book. She currently lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana.