{"product_id":"the-long-and-winding-road-my-autobiography","title":"The Long and Winding Road: My Autobiography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the world's bestselling storytellers, Lesley Pearse writes brilliantly about survivors. Why? Because she is one herself . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eInspiring and hopeful, this heartwarming memoir will have you captivated\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eWoman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn incredible memoir\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003e[Lesley] is a great storyteller, and like all good stories The Long and Winding Road concludes with one terrific twist\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cbr\u003eBorn during the Second World War, Lesley's innocence came to an abrupt end when a neighbour found her, aged 3, coatless in the snow. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mother she'd been unable to wake had been dead for days. Sent to an orphanage, Lesley soon learned adults couldn't always be trusted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a teenager in the swinging sixties, she took herself to London. Here, the second great tragedy of her life occurred. Falling pregnant, she was sent to a mother and baby home, and watched helplessly as her newborn was taken from her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut like so many of her generation, Lesley had to carry on. She was, after all, a true survivor. Marriage and children followed - and all the while she nurtured a dream: to be a writer. Yet it wasn't until at the age of 48 that her stories - of women struggling in a difficult world - found a publisher, and the bestseller lists beckoned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs heartbreaking as it is heartwarming, Lesley's story really is \u003ci\u003eA Long and Winding Road\u003c\/i\u003e with surprises and uplifting hope around every corner . . .  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I couldn't put this book down. Although harrowing at times, Lesley's indomitable spirit shines through. What an inspiration, what a book!' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatie Fforde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Searingly honest, and fabulously entertaining, Lesley's life story is a poignant and powerful story that is truly unputdownable' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilly Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A totally gripping read, by turns tragic, mad-cap, heartbreaking and mind-blowing. And anyone who can read that final chapter without bursting into happy tears has to have a heart of stone' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJill Mansell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An incredible life story from a literary icon, Lesley Pearse's truth is even more gripping than her fiction' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVeronica Henry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This inspiring, heart-warming, extraordinary memoir will have you captivated' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Humorous and heartbreaking, Lesley opens up to her readers in a way that is rare and very special. I was so gripped I read it twice' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKate Furnivall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What a roller coaster of a ride. I couldn't do anything else until I'd finished this book. Gripping, heart wrenching. A true life Woman of Substance. It was an amazing read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJo Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 400 pages | Published August 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63833358795101,"sku":"9781405946094","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781405946094.jpg?v=1783518570","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-long-and-winding-road-my-autobiography","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}