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Clare Pooley is a British novelist, speaker and blogger. Origins and education Clare Pooley is the daughter of Peter Pooley CMG, a former Director-General of the European Commission. She was educated at Roedean School and Newnham College, Cambridge, from which she graduated with a degree in Economics. Career Pooley first pursued a career in advertising at J. Walter Thompson, in due course becoming a Managing Partner and Group Head, before leaving the work-place on the birth of her third child. In 2015, Pooley began a blog, Mummy was a Secret Drinker, about her life following a resolution to give up alcohol. She blogged under a pseudonym until the announcement of her first book deal in September 2017. Pooley’s first book, The Sober Diaries, was a narrative of her first year of sobriety and also included an account of her successful battle to overcome breast cancer. In October 2018, it was announced that Pooley’s fictional debut, The Authenticity Project, had been the subject of a six-way auction, with Transworld securing UK and Commonwealth rights, Penguin Random House acquiring the US rights, and foreign rights sold in 29 other languages. The Authenticity Project, published in 2020, was a New York Times Bestseller, and the winner of the RNA debut novel award. It was also awarded best novel in translation in the French Babelio awards. Pooley’s second novel, titled The People on Platform 5 in the UK, and Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting in the USA, was published in 2022, and her third – How to Age Disgracefully – is out in spring 2024. Personal life Pooley is married to John Stevenson-Hamilton. List of published works The Sober Diaries : how one woman stopped drinking and started living. Coronet Books: 2018 ISBN 1-4736-6190-0 The Authenticity Project: The feel-good novel you need right now. Bantam Press: 2020 ISBN 978-1787631793 The People on Platform 5. Bantam Press: 2022 ISBN 9781787631816 (USA title: Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting) External links Mummy was a Secret Drinker, Clare Pooley’s blog. References. Discover the Clare Pooley popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Clare Pooley books.
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Best Wishes
Richard GloverMaking the world a better, less annoying place one wish at a time.LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 INDIE BOOK AWARDS'I wish I could think, hope, laugh, dream and, indeed, write like Richard...
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Sunshine Warm Sober
Catherine GrayThe longawaited sequel to THE UNEXPECTED JOY OF BEING SOBER the Sunday Times bestseller 'Exquisite' Fearne Cotton, Happy Place'A paean to the longerterm pleasures of staying boo...
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The Sober Life Journal
Simon Chapple & Lois BadeyThe Sober Life Journal is an allnew format that captures the essence of journaling and provides space to grow and develop as you embark on a sober life. With hundreds of writing pr...
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One Foot in Front of the Other
Sue WoolleyTHE HEARTWARMING AND UPLIFTING NEW STORY PERFECT FOR FANS OF CLARE MACKINTOSH AND CATHY BRAMLEY.Since being widowed, Claire's life has been simple. She drives to work and comes ho...
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Rock Bottom and Rising
Simon Chapple & Lois BadeyEdited and with contributions by Lois Badey'I have a secret. Secrets can be dangerous. They make tell lies. You can lie to others, but mostly, you lie to yourself...' JanetDrawing...
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How to Quit Alcohol in 50 Days
Simon Chapple & William Porter'AN INSPIRATIONAL MANIFESTO' Annie Grace'SIMON IS FABULOUS YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE AND EVERYTHING TO GAIN!' Clare PooleyDo you feel trapped by alcohol? Do you find yourself thi...
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The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober
Catherine GrayTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Not remotely preachy' The Times 'Jaunty, shrewd and convincing' Sunday Telegraph 'Admirably honest, light, bubbly and remarkably rarely annoying.'...
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The Slow Lane Walkers Club
Rosa TempleA feelgood tale of unlikely friendship, community and learning to live life in the slow lane, perfect for fans of Clare Pooley and Hazel Prior Daniel isn’t used to living li...