Latest Episode4/30/2021
14 – Terri White
Season 2, Ep. 5
In this episode, writer, broadcaster and the Editor-in-Chief ofEmpiremagazine, Terri White speaks to Anna Fielding about her memoir (Coming Undone), her favourite independent bookshop (West End Lane Books in London) and shared five of her favourite books.AboutComing Undone:To everyone else, Terri White appeared to be living the dream – living in New York City, with a top job editing a major magazine. In reality, she was struggling with the trauma of an abusive childhood and rapidly skidding towards a mental health crisis that would land her in a psychiatric ward.Coming Undoneis Terri's story of her unravelling, and her precarious journey back from a life in pieces.Coming Undoneis published by Canongate and is out now:https://uk.bookshop.org/books/coming-undone-a-memoir/9781786896810‘A stunning memoir . . . it feels urgent and necessary . . . White writes like a blood-stained angel’ Cathy Rentzenbrink‘A breathtaking read . . . her honesty and her eloquence is the thing that makes it such a privilege to read . . . a raw, shocking, beautiful book’ Dolly Alderton‘Coming Undoneby Terri White is possibly the most affecting, moving memoir I've ever read. Painful and exquisite . . . It's a remarkable book’ Marian Keyes‘Raw and remarkable’Guardian, Book of the YearFollow Terri White on Twitter:@terri_white. Anna Fielding is a journalist and event host. Follow her on Twitter:@anna_annaThe books discussed and recommended in this episode are:Consentby Vanessa SpringoraDead Girlsby Selva AlmadaSong of Solomonby Toni MorrisonCrowby Ted HughesThe Bell Jarby Sylvia Plath