Me. You. A Diary

Apr 21, 2025 10:13 AM

Author:Dawn French

Me. You. A Diary

It's the start of a new year, so why not record your thoughts alongside Dawn's warm and witty observations. It's a brilliant way to pay-attention to and remember the days you're living through . . .

'Beautiful, like Dawn, and stuffed full of goodies' JO BRAND

'Start a journal alongside Dawn's witty outlook on life. This will have you laughing about your year' PRIMA

'This book is inspired!!!' NADIYA HUSSAIN

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Take a lovely ramble through the year together with Dawn. Think of it as Dawn's diary, personalised by you . . . perfection.

I can't count the amount of diaries I have crammed full with entries in January, that then fizzle out as the other months pile in.

One of my teenage diaries has fulsome fizzing reports of every single conversation, thought and feeling about every friend, every crush, every meal, every argument until mid-March, when the entry on the 18th simply reads,

'Washed hair.'

Thank god, this isn't that.

This book is a way for us to tell the story of a year together. Feel free to write your appointments in it, lists, thoughts and reminders of, say, who to kill, and when, and in what order. But I've also written about age and life as I see it, through the seasons and the months, and I've added some places for you to join me in some fun and some thinking.

By the end of the year, I am hoping you will have a fatter, scruffier book that is written by me but totally personalised by you.

Come on in. The paper is lovely . . .

AND . . . importantly, Me. You: A Diary comes with a practical elastic strap to keep all of your papers safe, with a pocket in the back for storing those special momentoes.

Reviews

This is Dawn French's fabulous new non-fiction book: take a lovely ramble through the year together with Dawn. Think of it as Dawn's diary, personalized by you . . . perfection.

—— from the publisher's description

Who wouldn't want to spend a year in the company of Dawn French?

—— BEST BOOKS OF 2017 , Best

[A] must-read to pass on to friends and family of all ages

—— Woman & Home

A lovely concept . . . it's very intimate

—— Matt Baker , BBC The One Show

A lovely stocking filler

—— Jane Garvey , BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour

A manual for how to be a good person, make peace with your life and create your own happiness

—— Sunday Times

Dawn French will get you thinking with Me. You. A Diary. That's Christmas sorted!

—— Fabulous Magazine

Me. You. A Diary reveals what [Dawn] has learned in her 60 years and features blank pages for readers to include their own entries. A mellow, gentle read with words of wisdom

—— The Independent

One brilliant, inspiring woman . . . I'm going to love spending a year with you

—— Emma Kennedy

I spent a good 10 minutes snogging it

—— Sarah Cox

I love it. Lots of my friends are getting sent one now!!!

—— Deborah Meaden

It's as if she's in your head. Feisty. Intimate. True. LOVE IT!

—— Helen Lederer

Hours of joy

—— Emma Freud

Wreck This Journal meets Dawn French's ruminations on the seasons, ageing and more - this is a companion piece to help you through life itself. A very good idea

—— Stylist

A national treasure. Loyal, self-deprecating and garrulous, French's story makes for entertaining reading. This is an original book, and will delight her fans and, indeed anyone with a sense of humour

—— Mail on Sunday (on 'Dear Fatty')

Heavens, she's a funny lady

—— Sunday Telegraph

Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on

—— Guardian

A wonderful writer - witty, wise, poignant

—— Daily Mail

Makes you laugh on every page

—— The Times

This book is inspired!!!

—— Nadiya Hussain

[It's] beautiful, like Dawn, and stuffed full of goodies

—— Jo Brand

The most fun you'll have with a book all year . . . The perfect stocking filler

—— Mayfair & Marylebone Edition

This woman is a warm hug in human form - just thinking about her makes me smile. Dawn spreads joy in abundance. She is dazzling

—— Lorraine Kelly

Top tome for THIS YEAR'S STOCKINGS! Start a journal alongside Dawn's witty outlook on life. This will have you laughing about your year

—— Prima

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