{"product_id":"hands-an-anxious-mind-unpicked-paperback","title":"Hands: An Anxious Mind Unpicked - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLauren Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'Raw, intense and absorbing.' Matt Haig\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'As tender and funny as it is painful.' \u003cem\u003eTLS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e'I didn't give my hands much thought before they turned against me. ... They have been chipping away at my life, slowly, slowly, in a way I could never have predicted.'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLauren Brown is anxious. And when she feels worried, she picks at her skin. Secretly, quietly, but increasingly compulsively, her skin-picking begins to affect her day-to-day life until she realizes she must unravel the reasons behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sparkling memoir follows the thread of Lauren's anxiety - tangled and frayed - back to its source. Written with rare wit and insight, it is an attempt to redirect the anxiety that's pooled in her fingertips for as long as she can remember, released in odd bursts in caravan parks, on European holidays, at GP surgeries and on the wind-stung north-east coast. It is a moving and joyful exploration of obsession, forgiveness, stigma and healing, and a true love-song to the north.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoughtful, unsparing and at times darkly comic, \u003cem\u003eHands\u003c\/em\u003e is the masterful debut of a luminous new talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLauren Brown is a writer and journalist from Billingham, Teesside in north east England. She studied English at Cambridge and now lives in London with her partner. She's written for publications including the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e, Index on Censorship, Vice, and \u003cem\u003eWomen's Health UK\u003c\/em\u003e. She can be found on Twitter as @Laurenrbrown95\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732184698943,"sku":"9780008465797","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c0ae28380a0737848025e1c61c30a749.webp?v=1765131578","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/hands-an-anxious-mind-unpicked-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}