The Elegant Art of Falling Apart

By: Jessica Jones

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Paperback | 11 October 2011 | Edition Number 1

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A candid and compelling memoir about getting through the darkest days with grace, dignity, humour, beauty and sanity.

After completing seven months of gruelling treatments for breast cancer Jessica Jones travelled to Sydney to begin a celebratory three-month holiday with her boyfriend only to find herself D.O.A. - Dumped On Arrival! Marooned half a world away from her current home in London, with little money she faced a decision: return immediately, heartbroken and defeated or step forward into the unknown. Jessica made the decision to stay, to undertake a new adventure.

Told in the first person, Jessica s book relates her encounter with cancer, mental breakdown and hospitalisation in Australia and her return to London. As the story unfolds it is interspersed with vignettes that delve into the past, mining the rich vein of her life s experience: a life studded with what self-help writers euphemistically call 'opportunities for growth.'

THE ELEGANT ART OF FALLING APART tells how Jessica learned to cope with whatever life threw at her and she did it all with style, grace and a smile on her face.

About the Author

Jessica Jones is a writer with a populist touch and a particular interest in style related subject matter. In the last five years she has written, researched and liaised on photography and illustration for numerous projects under the Trinny and Susannah banner, including five best-selling books, websites, promotional shows and a newspaper column. Jessica was born in Sydney and grew up in Australia and in New Guinea.

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Jess has the amazing ability to make you feel that you are with her, every step of the way. I laughed out loud, I cried and I couldn t put The Elegant Art of Falling Apart down, couldn t stop reading until I d completed this extraordinary journey with her. - Susie Porter

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