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This month we will be reading Back, After the Break by Osher Gunsberg. It’s a short timeframe this time unfortunately, but for those of you who are up for it, please register your attendance and we look forward to chatting to you on Tuesday, 2 August!
Osher Günsberg, one of Australia’s most loved celebrities, opens up in a powerful, dark, funny and heartwrenching memoir about life, love and living with mental illness.
It’s hard to remember a time when Osher Günsberg (or Andrew G as he was then) wasn’t on TV – he’s just always been there, looking at ease in the spotlight, beaming a big smile, with a questionable haircut. He was there hanging out with The Offspring backstage at the Warped Tour on Channel V; announcing to a national audience of three million people that Guy Sebastian was our first Australian Idol; and later capturing the heart of the nation by hosting every season of The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and now Bachelor in Paradise.
But while everything looks great from the outside, the real picture has not always been quite so rosy. Osher has always known he’s different to most people. Struggling with anxiety, panic attacks and weight issues since he was young, he tried for years to drink away the anxiety and depression. He ended up unemployed, divorced, suicidal and certifiable on the other side of the world, yet somehow he managed to put the broken pieces of his mind back together and make a life for himself again. He lives with a mental illness – and he’s come to terms with it to live an authentic, rich and fulfilling life.
A revealing, raw, funny and heartfelt memoir from one of Australia’s most well-known and well-liked celebrities.
Availability
Council Libraries have a few copies available and if you put your name down on the Hold list, you should be able to get a copy before we meet.
If you would like to purchase the book, we have some suggestions below, but you’re welcome to source the book wherever is most convenient for you.
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