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  • Published: 26 October 2024
  • ISBN: 9781529936919
  • Imprint: Ebury Spotlight
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $49.99
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Let the Light In

Lessons learned through life, love and laughter




Sunday Times bestselling author, platinum-selling recording artist and much-loved TV star Jane McDonald reveals with heart and humour how the school of hard knocks taught her how to be happy

'Life is what you make it, nothing is for free
Stand up and be counted, and be who you want to be'
'Let The Light In' Jane McDonald 2021

Jane was planning a golden retirement with her beloved partner Ed, when a shocking cancer diagnosis changed everything. Ed was terminally ill. Jane nursed him at home until the end, on her own, with the UK in lockdown. At first she was overwhelmed, but slowly gathered strength from caring for her loved one, and now sees that it was a privilege to be there for him.

'Let The Light In', a song Jane wrote over twenty years ago during another dark time, points the way to finding a new kind of joy out of sorrow. It's a philosophy Jane has always lived by and, in this deeply personal book exploring the same themes, she reveals the lessons she's learned that have helped her grow, adapt and rise up through adversity. She looks back with candour and honesty on her experiences of heartbreak and loss, failure and burn-out. Cherishing the ring of support around her, taking the odd the duvet day and keeping a sense of humour throughout, she grew stronger through each challenge, building resilience, trusting her gut, going for her goals.

Jane is selling out arenas, she's been travelling the world for her Channel 5 show, entertaining us all on Celebrity Gogglebox and loving life at home in Wakefield living with her best friend Sue, surrounded by close family.

Read on and let Jane McDonald’s fabulous light into your own life.

  • Published: 26 October 2024
  • ISBN: 9781529936919
  • Imprint: Ebury Spotlight
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $49.99
Categories:

About the author

Jane McDonald

Jane McDonald was already in high demand as a performer on the club circuit and cruise ships, when BBC1's docusoap The Cruise catapulted her to mainstream stardom in 1998. Jane went on to release a string of hit albums, with her debut achieving platinum status, and she set up her own record label in 2009.

Alongside her recording career, Jane performs live concerts across the British Isles. A former panelist on Loose Women, she has also been a frequent broadcaster throughout her career. She currently presents two shows on Channel 5: the BAFTA-winning Cruising with Jane McDonald and Jane McDonald and Friends. Jane is also chartering a ship next year for her first very own exclusive seven-day cruise, 'Sail Away with Jane McDonald'.

Jane lives in Wakefield with her partner Ed Rothe.

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