
Titles in This Set
Eat, Drink, Run: How I Got Fit Without Going Too Mad
You Got This: A Fabulously Fearless Guide to Being YOU
Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
(Eat, Drink, Run), 9781526361868 (You Got This)
Publisher: Headline, Wren & Rook
Overview
This two-book collection pairs Bryony Gordon's candid marathon-training memoir with her fearless guide to teenage self-esteem. Eat, Drink, Run traces Gordon's transformation from a self-described loafer into a London Marathon finisher, blending sharp wit with an unflinching look at anxiety and mental health. You Got This turns to a younger reader, offering frank, warm advice on body image, confidence, and self-acceptance for teens navigating growing up. Together, these paperbacks showcase Gordon's signature voice, honest, funny, and human, making the set a natural gift for memoir lovers and teens alike.
About the Books
Bryony Gordon has built a career on radical honesty about mental health, and this pairing shows two sides of that mission. Eat, Drink, Run follows Gordon as she trains for the 2017 London Marathon, a challenge she takes on not as a natural athlete but as a self-confessed smoker and drinker searching for a way to manage her anxiety. The memoir moves between the treadmill and the therapist's couch, using training as a framework for talking honestly about mental illness, recovery, and the small daily choices that add up to real change. You Got This shifts the focus to a teenage reader, distilling the life lessons Gordon wishes someone had told her as a girl. Written in a warm, big-sisterly tone, it tackles body image, friendship pressure, and self-doubt, replacing judgment with encouragement. Both books share the same DNA: struggling is normal, asking for help is strength, and self-acceptance is built one honest conversation at a time, making this collection especially resonant for mothers and daughters or anyone who loves memoir with genuine heart.
Key Benefits
Book-by-Book Guide
Eat, Drink, Run: How I Got Fit Without Going Too Mad — Bryony Gordon's marathon-training memoir turns 26.2 miles into an honest, funny meditation on anxiety, discipline, and daily courage.
You Got This: A Fabulously Fearless Guide to Being YOU — a frank, encouraging handbook for teens on body image, self-worth, and staying true to yourself.
About the Author
Bryony Gordon is a British journalist, podcast host, and author known for writing candidly about her own mental health. A longtime columnist for The Telegraph, she rose to wider prominence with her memoir Mad Girl, which detailed her experiences with OCD, before following it with Glorious Rock Bottom and Mad Woman. She founded the mental health charity Mental Health Mates and hosts the podcast of the same name. Gordon's writing blends sharp humor with genuine vulnerability, helping normalize open conversations about anxiety and self-acceptance.
Why You'll Love This Collection
This set delivers Bryony Gordon at her funniest and most honest — a marathon memoir for grown-up readers and a fearless confidence guide for teens. Perfect as a Mother's Day gift, a graduation present, back-to-school reading, or a stocking stuffer for anyone who needs reminding that self-acceptance is always worth the effort.
Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.
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