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- ISBN 9780008685300
- Weight: 260g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 23 Apr 2026
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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‘Truly compelling.’ Cathy Rentzenbrink
‘Breathtaking … I loved it.’ Fern Britton
‘Courageous. Inspiring. Hopeful.’ Alastair Campbell
'Gripping’ Observer
‘Brave and raw’ Daily Mail
'An amazing story, powerfully told' Mail on Sunday
An unforgettable memoir and manifesto for living, from the woman who redefined magazines for the 21st century
Having suffered the unimaginable loss of her first husband and child, Lindsay Nicholson rewrites her story to become Britain’s most successful lifestyle magazine editor. But when a would-be suicide runs in front of her car, the pages of her picture-perfect life fall apart once more.
In just one year, Lindsay loses her marriage, job and home, and is even arrested. Suicidal and suffering from profound PTSD, she tries medication, therapy and New Age courses – until she finds the answer in the pages of her former magazines. Life isn’t about being perfect; it’s friendship and laughter, stitched together with the little things that truly matter.
Deeply moving, inspiring and sharply funny, How to Survive Losing it All is an unforgettable story about resilience, recovery and what really makes life worth living.
Published in hardback as Perfect Bound
Lindsay Nicholson was a successful magazine editor for more than two decades and best known as the longest-serving editor of Good Housekeeping. She won multiple awards, including Editor of the Year twice, and became the National Magazine Company’s first-ever Editorial Director, which included stints editing Cosmopolitan, Esquire and She. Awarded an MBE for services to journalism and equal opportunities, she now pursues a portfolio career that combines grief counselling, equestrian coaching and writing. Her memoir Living On The Seabed (2005) is often recommended by bereavement counsellors.
