Same Old Girl: Staying alive, staying sane, staying myself
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Same Old Girl: Staying alive, staying sane, staying myself
By (Author) Sylvia Patterson
Little, Brown Book Group
Fleet
6th August 2024
25th April 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Womens health
Coping with / advice about cancer
Music industry
781.64092
Physical Properties
Paperback
304
Width 126mm, Height 196mm, Spine 24mm
240g
Description
'There's no mistaking the writing of Sylvia Patterson' Sunday Times
'One of the finest writers in the world' David QuantickHow does the big stuff in life truly change usIn late 2019, Sylvia Patterson was a celebrated pop journalist, still merrily writing about the musical greats. But with the diagnosis of a life-threatening disease, a global pandemic and the collapse of her industry, life was about to take a drastic turn.It was a misadventure that would teach her many things. The power of friendship, the shock of mortality and what happens when love is tested. How a walk in the park, a spontaneous dance and a TV hero can save your life. How your perspective can shift on everything, from work, family and music, to what truly makes you happy. And what really happens when your body, never mind your kitchen, falls apart.The follow-up to the Costa-shortlisted I'm Not with the Band, this is Sylvia's unflinching, poignant and gallows-funny odyssey through the mid-life trials we all face, as she tries to answer the big question: would it all change her, or would she stay that same old girlReviews
There's no mistaking the writing of Sylvia Patterson * Sunday Times *
One of the finest writers in the world * David Quantick *
One of my favourite music writers ever -- Jude Rogers
Exhilarating * Daily Mail *
Author Bio
Sylvia Patterson is one of pop journalism's best-known voices. She joined Smash Hits as Staff Writer aged 20 during its mid-late 80s heyday when it sold a million copies a fortnight. Life thereafter as an acclaimed freelancer has seen her sprinkle irreverence throughout NME, The Face, Guardian Guide, The Observer, Sunday Times, Interview, The Word, Q and Glamour. She's also the only writer to have penned sleeve-notes to the greatest hits of both Take That and Oasis. Because that's how she rolls (with it).
