SHiTTY GRiT - Paperback

by Claire Parkinson (Author)

#1 Best Seller - A laugh-out-loud memoir for anyone who's ever made a bad decision, or 500.

If you love Fleabag, Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridesmaids, or stories where the underdog comes out swinging, this book is for you.

What are readers saying?

• "This book made me laugh so hard I snorted my red wine."
• "Raw, hilarious and impossible to put down."
• "Brutally honest and outrageously funny."
• "Couldn't stop reading - equal parts chaos, heart and hard-won wisdom."

You might think she's got grit, or you might think she's full of shit. Either way, you'll think something. And that, my friend, is a win.

SHiTTY GRiT is a darkly funny memoir about chaos, survival and the spectacular mess of real life. Claire Parkinson was once a homeless, uneducated teenage mum who somehow stumbled into a life in prison, but not in the way people might assume. What followed was an unconventional journey through bad decisions, hard lessons, sharp humour and sheer stubbornness, eventually leading her to become a prison governor.

Packed with raw, unfiltered humor that will make you snort-laugh and cringe at the same time, this is not your typical motivational, feel-good, self-help load of blah. It is a no-holds-barred, mostly true memoir about messing things up, learning the hard way, and failing forward.

Along the way are absurd situations, uncomfortable truths, questionable choices, prison-life chaos, relationship disasters, and the kind of stories that could only happen in real life. SHiTTY GRiT blends self-deprecation, vulnerability and hard-won wisdom in a voice that is honest, bold and unforgettable.

Perfect for readers who enjoy funny memoirs by women, dark humor, true stories about working in prisons, and gritty underdog comeback stories, this is a book for anyone who has ever wondered whether bad decisions might actually make the best stories.

If you're still reading, you can probably handle the truth and likely the occasional C-bomb. But if you're a prude, a judgmental type, a know-it-all, a troll, or you already dislike the author, you can probably f*ck right off.