The Long and Winding Road: My Autobiography

One of the worlds bestselling storytellers, Lesley Pearse writes brilliantly about survivors. Why? Because she is one herself . . .

Inspiring and hopeful, this heartwarming memoir will have you captivated Woman

An incredible memoir Sun

[Lesley] is a great storyteller, and like all good stories The Long and Winding Road concludes with one terrific twist Daily Mail

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Born during the Second World War, Lesleys innocence came to an abrupt end when a neighbour found her, aged 3, coatless in the snow.

The mother shed been unable to wake had been dead for days. Sent to an orphanage, Lesley soon learned adults couldnt always be trusted.

As 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.

But 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 wasnt until at the age of 48 that her stories of women struggling in a difficult world found a publisher, and the bestseller lists beckoned.

As heartbreaking as it is heartwarming, Lesleys story really is A Long and Winding Road with surprises and uplifting hope around every corner . . .

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I couldnt put this book down. Although harrowing at times, Lesleys indomitable spirit shines through. What an inspiration, what a book! Katie Fforde

Searingly honest, and fabulously entertaining, Lesley's life story is a poignant and powerful story that is truly unputdownable Milly Johnson

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 Jill Mansell

An incredible life story from a literary icon, Lesley Pearses truth is even more gripping than her fiction Veronica Henry

This inspiring, heart-warming, extraordinary memoir will have you captivated Woman's Weekly

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 Kate Furnivall

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 Jo Thomas