Life is Sad and Beautiful: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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One of the last thoughts we're left with is something the poet's mother told him about how she'd like her family to approach her death, after her experience of losing her own father when she was young. We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions.

Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Hussain Manawer is an acclaimed poet and mental health advocate who started his poetry journey through The Poetry Society’s national youth slam championship, SLAMbassadors. More than a decade later, Hussain’s debut collection Life Is Sad And Beautiful sold more than ten thousand copies within the first few months of its release, entering the Sunday Times charts upon publication, making him the first British Pakistani poet to hold such a position.ABOUT HUSSAIN:Hussain Manawer is a globally acclaimed Poet, Mental Health Advocate and Producer - who was born in Newham and shortly after grew up in Ilford, Essex. Manawer has a wonderful message in this collection and I applaud him for writing such a heartfelt, hopefully letter in legacy of his mother. Supporting these are friends and family whose patience, acceptance, devotion and love may be unremarked upon but is ever-present.

Life is Sad and Beautiful will shift outlooks and stand as a powerful vehicle for growth and change. Having reached millions of people online with his raw emotive pieces expressing grief and an attempt to build a life after loss, he used his reach to create an entirely new Guinness World Record for The World’s Largest Mental Health Lesson alongside Professor Dame Til Wykes, King’s College London and the Hackney Empire in 2017. About the Author: Hussain Manawer is a globally acclaimed Poet, Mental Health Advocate and Producer - who was born in Newham and shortly after grew up in Ilford, Essex. Chapter three, The Night Of 31 August 2017, is the turning point that revolves around the death of his mother and its aftermath with emotional poems that will connect with anyone who has lost someone.Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. Shelf Wear Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

A gifted singer with a stunning voice, William knew his mother was fiercely determined that he should follow a musical career. I then hovered over them with a magnifying glass, which in this case was my pen, and began deciphering, analysing, breaking down every little thing that was affecting me and the way I feel. Hussain's debut poetry collection will invite readers on his journey through depression and grief, and out the other side to a better place - there will be joy, hope, tears and laughter - the emotions that make up the fabric of human experience. As part of Mental Health Awareness Week we will be joined by The Original Mummy’s Boy, Hussain Manawer, to celebrate the publication of his debut poetry collection Life is Sad and Beautiful.

Hussain's debut poetry collection will invite listeners on his journey through depression and grief, and out the other side to a better place - there will be joy, hope, tears and laughter—the emotions that make up the fabric of human experience. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. Do you ever pick up a book seemingly at random right before you leave the library then set down to read it and immediately regret it? Amongst the credits to his name, commissions and collaborations include The Royal Family, The BAFTAs, The FA, Global Citizen, One Young World, Burberry, Anthony Joshua, Marcus Rashford, Tyson Fury, England FC, Peaky Blinders, Soccer Aid For UNICEF, Apple TV+ and many more. He most recently appeared alongside Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey in the mental health docu-series, ‘ The Me You Can’t See‘, alongside Lady Gaga, Glen Close and others.