This Is Not A Pity Memoir By Abi Morgan

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The Day Ordinary Life Changed

20220822

This is Not a Pity Memoir is by Abi Morgan and tells the story of what happened to her and her family after ordinary family life was upended in an instant. Nicola Walker is the reader.

Abi Morgan is the BAFTA award-winning screen writer whose credits include The Split, The Hour, Suffragette and the Iron Lady. This is her powerful and moving memoir. It begins on an ordinary June day, with Abi getting through her seemingly endless to do list. When she gets home, the man she has loved and fought and laughed with for twenty years is collapsed on the bathroom floor. Nothing will ever be the same for Abi, Jacob and their two children. What follows is the story of how Abi and her family navigated the worst times. It's honest, courageous funny, and hopeful. And it's a tender love story.

Abi Morgan's memoir begins on a seemingly ordinary day in June.

When Abi Met Jacob

20220823

From the BAFTA award-winning screenwriter, Abi Morgan, comes her powerful memoir. Jacob the man she has loved and fought and laughed with for twenty years is hospital after collapsing on the bathroom floor. Something is wrong, but the doctors don't know what. As Abi waits for a diagnosis she looks back twenty years, to the first time she met Jacob, and her heart went ping. The reader is Nicola Walker.

Abi Morgan's screenwriting credits include The Split, The Hour, Suffragette and the Iron Lady. This is Not a Pity Memoir is her first book. I begins on an ordinary June day, with Abi getting through her seemingly endless to do list. When she gets home, Jacob is not at all well. Nothing will ever be the same for him, Abi and their two children. What follows is the story of how Abi and her family navigated the worst times. It's honest, courageous funny, and hopeful. And it's a tender love story. Told with honesty, courage and humour, the language is sometimes strong.

Jacob is in hospital. Abi waits for his diagnosis & looks back to the first time they met.

Absence

20220824

From the BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Abi Morgan comes her memoir. Jacob's hospital treatment continues. As the months pass, his absence from family life is felt keenly by Abi and the children. Nicola Walker is the reader.

Abi Morgan's screenwriting credits include The Split, The Hour, Suffragette and the Iron Lady, This is Not a Pity Memoir is her first book. It begins on an ordinary June day, with Abi getting through her seemingly endless to do list. When she gets home, the man she has loved and fought and laughed with for twenty years is collapsed on the bathroom floor. Nothing will ever be the same for Abi, Jacob and their two children. What follows is the story of how Abi and her family navigated the worst times. It's honest, courageous funny, and hopeful. And it's a tender love story. Sometimes the language is strong.

Abi feels Jacob's absence keenly. At the hospital his treatment continues.

New Challenges

20220825

From the BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Abi Morgan comes her powerful memoir. Today, new challenges must be confronted, and Jacob's hospital discharge approaches. Nicola Walker is the reader.

The BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Abi Morgan has numerous screenwriting credits which include The Split, The Hour, Suffragette and the Iron Lady. This is Not a Pity Memoir is her first book. It begins on an ordinary June day, with Abi getting through her seemingly endless to do list. When she gets home, the man she has loved and fought and laughed with for twenty years is collapsed on the bathroom floor. Nothing will ever be the same for Abi, Jacob and their two children. What follows is the story of how Abi and her family navigated the worst times. It's honest, courageous funny, and hopeful. And it's a tender love story. Sometimes the language is strong.

There are new challenges for Abi as Jacob's hospital discharge approaches.

05 LAST

Days Of Hope

20220826

This is Not a Pity Memoir is the powerful first book by the BAFTA award winning screenwriter, Abi Morgan. In the concluding episode, summer seas point to new hope and new promises for Abi, Jacob and their two children. Nicola Walker is the reader

In Abi Morgan's memoir, summer seas point to new hope for her, Jacob & their two children.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
01	The Day Ordinary Life Changed	20220822	This is Not a Pity Memoir is by Abi Morgan and tells the story of what happened to her and her family after ordinary family life was upended in an instant. Nicola Walker is the reader. Abi Morgan is the BAFTA award-winning screen writer whose credits include The Split, The Hour, Suffragette and the Iron Lady. This is her powerful and moving memoir. It begins on an ordinary June day, with Abi getting through her seemingly endless to do list. When she gets home, the man she has loved and fought and laughed with for twenty years is collapsed on the bathroom floor. Nothing will ever be the same for Abi, Jacob and their two children. What follows is the story of how Abi and her family navigated the worst times. It's honest, courageous funny, and hopeful. And it's a tender love story. Abi Morgan's memoir begins on a seemingly ordinary day in June.
02	When Abi Met Jacob	20220823	From the BAFTA award-winning screenwriter, Abi Morgan, comes her powerful memoir. Jacob the man she has loved and fought and laughed with for twenty years is hospital after collapsing on the bathroom floor. Something is wrong, but the doctors don't know what. As Abi waits for a diagnosis she looks back twenty years, to the first time she met Jacob, and her heart went ping. The reader is Nicola Walker. Abi Morgan's screenwriting credits include The Split, The Hour, Suffragette and the Iron Lady. This is Not a Pity Memoir is her first book. I begins on an ordinary June day, with Abi getting through her seemingly endless to do list. When she gets home, Jacob is not at all well. Nothing will ever be the same for him, Abi and their two children. What follows is the story of how Abi and her family navigated the worst times. It's honest, courageous funny, and hopeful. And it's a tender love story. Told with honesty, courage and humour, the language is sometimes strong. Jacob is in hospital. Abi waits for his diagnosis & looks back to the first time they met.
03	Absence	20220824	From the BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Abi Morgan comes her memoir. Jacob's hospital treatment continues. As the months pass, his absence from family life is felt keenly by Abi and the children. Nicola Walker is the reader. Abi Morgan's screenwriting credits include The Split, The Hour, Suffragette and the Iron Lady, This is Not a Pity Memoir is her first book. It begins on an ordinary June day, with Abi getting through her seemingly endless to do list. When she gets home, the man she has loved and fought and laughed with for twenty years is collapsed on the bathroom floor. Nothing will ever be the same for Abi, Jacob and their two children. What follows is the story of how Abi and her family navigated the worst times. It's honest, courageous funny, and hopeful. And it's a tender love story. Sometimes the language is strong. Abi feels Jacob's absence keenly. At the hospital his treatment continues.
04	New Challenges	20220825	From the BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Abi Morgan comes her powerful memoir. Today, new challenges must be confronted, and Jacob's hospital discharge approaches. Nicola Walker is the reader. The BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Abi Morgan has numerous screenwriting credits which include The Split, The Hour, Suffragette and the Iron Lady. This is Not a Pity Memoir is her first book. It begins on an ordinary June day, with Abi getting through her seemingly endless to do list. When she gets home, the man she has loved and fought and laughed with for twenty years is collapsed on the bathroom floor. Nothing will ever be the same for Abi, Jacob and their two children. What follows is the story of how Abi and her family navigated the worst times. It's honest, courageous funny, and hopeful. And it's a tender love story. Sometimes the language is strong. There are new challenges for Abi as Jacob's hospital discharge approaches.
05 LAST	Days Of Hope	20220826	This is Not a Pity Memoir is the powerful first book by the BAFTA award winning screenwriter, Abi Morgan. In the concluding episode, summer seas point to new hope and new promises for Abi, Jacob and their two children. Nicola Walker is the reader Abi Morgan's screenwriting credits include The Split, The Hour, Suffragette and the Iron Lady, This is Not a Pity Memoir is her first book. It begins on an ordinary June day, with Abi getting through her seemingly endless to do list. When she gets home, the man she has loved and fought and laughed with for twenty years is collapsed on the bathroom floor. Nothing will ever be the same for Abi, Jacob and their two children. What follows is the story of how Abi and her family navigated the worst times. It's honest, courageous funny, and hopeful. And it's a tender love story. Sometimes the language is strong. In Abi Morgan's memoir, summer seas point to new hope for her, Jacob & their two children.