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Mary Jane GrantMary Jane Grant writes about mindful travel and the joy of life’s simple pleasures. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of King’s College in Canada. A gold medal graduate of Canada’s prestigious Ivey Business School, Mary Jane has been a professor of creative thinking, a consultant in marketing, and a student of mindfulness.
Mary Jane’s first book, HAPPIER HERE & NOW, is both an inspiring memoir and a simple guide that anyone can use to find a new kind of happiness in the small pleasures of everyday life. Mary Jane takes us on her travels through London and the French countryside as she recovers from loss to find a richer experience of life, love, and connection. As she immerses herself in the sights, smells, and small pleasures of each moment, the sadness starts to recede. From the bustling cafes of Camden and the pastel-coloured streets of Primrose Hill, to the sun-soaked vineyards of the south of France, her journey leads to new experiences that she could not have imagined in her old life. Real connections are made, she lets go of things she no longer needs, and takes pleasure in the good, generous, and beautiful parts of life that she encounters every day. Beautifully and succinctly told, this is a story about what happens when you embrace life, whatever it may bring, with surprising - and joyful - results. Anyone can use the enjoyable techniques described in this book to create a more vivid life, one small pleasure at a time. As we grapple with how to live in a post-pandemic world, this book is a perfect match to the questions of our time. Happier Here & Now was published in paperback by Hodder in June 2021. For press and media enquiries please contact hannah.black@hodder.co.uk The book first appeared in hardback under the title A Cure for Heartache (Hodder, 2019). Visit Mary Jane Grant's website Follow Mary Jane Grant on Instagram |
Praise for Mary Jane Grant
Praise for Happier Here & Now
'A quietly contemplative book, this is at one level an expression of life through sensory perception. But it is far from a superficial exercise in mindfulness. The author drags herself from grief and loss by reconnecting with her senses, and with every smell and touch takes a step further away from the void of depression. A tale of loss and hope, of strength drawn from truly inhabiting the moment.'
Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path
'Mary Jane takes us through the streets of London and into the French countryside while she grapples with the raw wounds of love and loss. As her thoughts swirl, she begins to inhabit the sensory -- slurping salty oysters outside a fishmonger’s in Primrose Hill, inhaling the spicy scent of tea in a shabby chic Camden café, hiking Hampstead Heath alone on a windy Christmas Day, and feeling the cool embrace of cotton sheets in her hideaway in France. As we take this journey with her, we find ourselves in the hands of a sharp observer, an openhearted traveler whose gifts of grace and clarity show us how to experience our own vivid life, one small pleasure at a time.' Lorri Neilsen Glenn, author of Threading Light: Explorations in Loss and Poetry
'How do you learn to live again when life as you knew it has fallen apart? When her marriage broke down, Mary Jane Grant discovered that the little pleasures can make the biggest difference.' Daily Mail
Praise for Happier Here & Now
'A quietly contemplative book, this is at one level an expression of life through sensory perception. But it is far from a superficial exercise in mindfulness. The author drags herself from grief and loss by reconnecting with her senses, and with every smell and touch takes a step further away from the void of depression. A tale of loss and hope, of strength drawn from truly inhabiting the moment.'
Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path
'Mary Jane takes us through the streets of London and into the French countryside while she grapples with the raw wounds of love and loss. As her thoughts swirl, she begins to inhabit the sensory -- slurping salty oysters outside a fishmonger’s in Primrose Hill, inhaling the spicy scent of tea in a shabby chic Camden café, hiking Hampstead Heath alone on a windy Christmas Day, and feeling the cool embrace of cotton sheets in her hideaway in France. As we take this journey with her, we find ourselves in the hands of a sharp observer, an openhearted traveler whose gifts of grace and clarity show us how to experience our own vivid life, one small pleasure at a time.' Lorri Neilsen Glenn, author of Threading Light: Explorations in Loss and Poetry
'How do you learn to live again when life as you knew it has fallen apart? When her marriage broke down, Mary Jane Grant discovered that the little pleasures can make the biggest difference.' Daily Mail
