Richard E. Grant Books

Richard Grant is a celebrated travel writer whose work delves into the exhilarating and often perilous aspects of exploration. His narratives transport readers to remote corners of the globe, capturing the spirit of adventure and the profound experiences encountered in challenging environments. Grant masterfully blends personal journey with historical context, offering a unique perspective on the places he visits and the human condition within them.

A Pocketful of Happiness
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Born in Swaziland in 1957, Richard E. Grant moved to the UK to pursue his acting career, and has been a fixture on our screens since his breakout role in Withnail and I in 1987. When his beloved wife Joan died in 2021 after almost forty years together, she set him a challenge: to find a pocketful of happiness in every day.The result is this book.Set between the present day and flashbacks to delightfully indiscreet diary entries recalling landmarks from his remarkable life and glittering career, this is an immensely personal and profound memoir that celebrates and cherishes life’s unexpected joys.Funny, moving and perceptive, A Pocketful of Happiness is an insight into the life of a much loved British actor.
The Deepest South of All
288 pages
11 hours of reading
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Bestselling travel writer Richard Grant offers an entertaining and profound look at a city like no other.
With Nails
320 pages
12 hours of reading
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This collection of diary entries follows Richard E. Grant's career from the cult movie Withnail and I to his experiences in Hollywood on such films as The Player and Dracula .
By Design
A Hollywood Novel
261 pages
10 hours of reading
A Hollywood novel about Vyvian, interior designer to the stars; his “ sister” Marga, a supposedly deaf-mute masseuse; and “ Zeitgeist” , the biggest blockbuster ever made.

A Pocketful of Happiness

The Deepest South of All

With Nails

By Design