The catalogue

The Billy Books Collection

Every title Billy has written, and the ones he is quietly working on next.

Take your time. Read the covers, read the descriptions, and choose the one that speaks to you. Nothing here is in a hurry.

The memoirs

Memoirs

Personal memoirs written from a working life.

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A trilogy

The Love Survival Guide

Break-up recovery, written by a man, for men.

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A four-book series

The Restructured Man

The practical companion to the Love Survival Guide.

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A trilogy

Billy’s Life Lessons

Not philosophy. Just things that actually work.

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Two stand-alone companions

Life Lessons Companions

Two standalone companions to the trilogy — no need to read the trilogy first.

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Standalone guides

The Life Lessons Collection

Standalone guides to the specific, significant moments of growing older.

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Becoming a Widower — The Life Lessons Collection
Becoming a Widower — The Life Lessons Collection

Standalone guide

Becoming a Widower

Living With the Loss You Don’t Walk Away From

£7.99

Learning to Let Her Drive — The Life Lessons Collection
Learning to Let Her Drive — The Life Lessons Collection

Standalone guide

Learning to Let Her Drive

Getting Through the Slow, Humbling Work of Accepting Care

£7.99

See You When I See You — The Life Lessons Collection
See You When I See You — The Life Lessons Collection

Standalone guide

See You When I See You

The Quiet Rearrangement of a Brother, Half a World Away

£7.99

The Day the House Feels Too Big — The Life Lessons Collection
The Day the House Feels Too Big — The Life Lessons Collection

Standalone guide

The Day the House Feels Too Big

Getting Through the Quiet That Follows a Family Growing Up

£7.99

The Day You Retire — The Life Lessons Collection
The Day You Retire — The Life Lessons Collection

Standalone guide

The Day You Retire

The Last Ordinary Morning, and the Strange Shape of the First One After

£7.99

The Long Way to Tobago — The Life Lessons Collection
The Long Way to Tobago — The Life Lessons Collection

Standalone guide

The Long Way to Tobago

Getting Through a Goodbye That Took Two Extra Years

£7.99

Turning Seventy — The Life Lessons Collection
Turning Seventy — The Life Lessons Collection

Standalone guide

Turning Seventy

Getting Ahead of the Decade Before It Arrives

£7.99

When Your Friends Start Dying — The Life Lessons Collection
When Your Friends Start Dying — The Life Lessons Collection

Standalone guide

When Your Friends Start Dying

Getting Through a Grief That Keeps Repeating

£7.99

When Your Parents Need Care — The Life Lessons Collection
When Your Parents Need Care — The Life Lessons Collection

Standalone guide

When Your Parents Need Care

Loving Them From the Distance a Life Has Built

£7.99

Your First Grandchild — The Life Lessons Collection
Your First Grandchild — The Life Lessons Collection

Standalone guide

Your First Grandchild

Getting Through the Best Kind of Life-Changing Day

£7.99

The Hard Days Collection

The Hard Days Collection

Independent guides for life’s difficult moments.

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Father’s Day Alone — from The Hard Days Collection
Father’s Day Alone — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

Father’s Day Alone

Getting Through the Day That’s Supposed to Be About You

£4.99

Meeting Your Ex’s New Partner — from The Hard Days Collection
Meeting Your Ex’s New Partner — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

Meeting Your Ex’s New Partner

Getting Through the Moment You’ve Been Dreading

£4.99

Mother’s Day After Divorce — from The Hard Days Collection
Mother’s Day After Divorce — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

Mother’s Day After Divorce

Helping Your Children Celebrate Their Mother, Whatever You’re Feeling Underneath

£4.99

Moving Into an Empty House — from The Hard Days Collection
Moving Into an Empty House — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

Moving Into an Empty House

Getting Through the First Nights in a Place That Isn’t Home Yet

£4.99

Retirement After Divorce — from The Hard Days Collection
Retirement After Divorce — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

Retirement After Divorce

Getting Through Two Endings That Land at the Same Time

£4.99

Seeing Your Children Leave Again — from The Hard Days Collection
Seeing Your Children Leave Again — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

Seeing Your Children Leave Again

Getting Through the Goodbye That Keeps Happening

£4.99

Telling Your Parents It’s Over — from The Hard Days Collection
Telling Your Parents It’s Over — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

Telling Your Parents It’s Over

Getting Through the Conversation You’ve Been Putting Off

£4.99

The Day You Remove Your Wedding Ring — from The Hard Days Collection
The Day You Remove Your Wedding Ring — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

The Day You Remove Your Wedding Ring

Getting Through a Small Moment That Carries More Weight Than It Should

£4.99

The Day You Sign the Papers — from The Hard Days Collection
The Day You Sign the Papers — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

The Day You Sign the Papers

Getting Through the Moment It Becomes Official

£4.99

The First Anniversary After Divorce — from The Hard Days Collection
The First Anniversary After Divorce — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

The First Anniversary After Divorce

Getting Through the Date That Used to Mean Something Else

£4.99

The First Birthday Alone — from The Hard Days Collection
The First Birthday Alone — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

The First Birthday Alone

Getting Through the Day Nobody Warns You About

£4.99

The First Christmas Alone — from The Hard Days Collection
The First Christmas Alone — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

The First Christmas Alone

Getting Through the Holidays After a Separation or Divorce

£4.99

The First Wedding You Attend Alone — from The Hard Days Collection
The First Wedding You Attend Alone — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

The First Wedding You Attend Alone

Getting Through a Celebration That Isn’t About You

£4.99

Valentine’s Day Alone — from The Hard Days Collection
Valentine’s Day Alone — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

Valentine’s Day Alone

Getting Through the One Day That Feels Aimed at You

£4.99

Watching Everyone Else Stay Together — from The Hard Days Collection
Watching Everyone Else Stay Together — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

Watching Everyone Else Stay Together

Getting Through the Quiet Comparison That Isn’t Fair to Make

£4.99

When Mutual Friends Choose Sides — from The Hard Days Collection
When Mutual Friends Choose Sides — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

When Mutual Friends Choose Sides

Getting Through the Friendships That Don’t Survive the Divorce

£4.99

When You Have to Sell the Family Home — from The Hard Days Collection
When You Have to Sell the Family Home — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

When You Have to Sell the Family Home

Getting Through the Loss of the House That Held Your Life

£4.99

When Your Ex Gets Engaged — from The Hard Days Collection
When Your Ex Gets Engaged — from The Hard Days Collection

Hard Days · Guide

When Your Ex Gets Engaged

Getting Through the News That Changes Nothing and Everything

£4.99

Stand-alone

Stand-Alone Books

Individual titles that belong to no collection.

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