Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up: The Funniest WTF AM I DOING? Novel of the Year (Confessions, 1)

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I really enjoyed this format and I think it worked well to situate the reader in the unfolding story. Female friendships, the way some are domineering and will always show the 'my life is perfect', look at my Insta and look at my fancy wardrobe and stylised persona. As much as I wanted it all, I didn’t get to tick all the boxes of perfect marriage, gorgeous kids, and successful career that I lusted over as at Twenty-Something dreamer. I absolutely loved their friendship and it shows that you can make new friends when you get older and also friends don't really have to be the same age.

I actually read the first look of this over on Readers First and thought it was such an uplifting and fun book; and I felt that way for perhaps the first half, but then i just began to feel very cliche and the ending was just really disappointing for me. Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter will make you laugh, and it might even make you cry. One of the highlights is Nell's unexpected friendship with Cricket, an octogenarian with as much sass as wisdom.They were going to get married, have babies, and spend the rest of their lives together, until they weren’t. Sigur, pe măsură ce mă apropii și eu de 40, o să mai am nevoie să o recitesc pe Nell și să-mi amintesc de prietena ei simpatică Cricket care îți arată că există viață în tine și la 80 și ceva de ani. Keď sa Nell Stevensovej rozpadne dlhoročný vzťah, presťahuje sa zo slnečnej Kalifornie späť do rodného Anglicka, aby začala odznova.

And who is desperately trying to figure it all out when everyone around them is making gluten-free brownies.Yorkshire born and raised, Alex currently lives in South-West London with Mr California and their Bosnian rescue dog and when she’s not spending time writing or travelling, she’s spending far too much time on Instagram being reminded that she should be exercising regularly, drinking enough water, practising mindfulness and feeling blessed. A life affirming, insightful, savvy and meaningful contemporary fiction piece, I am very happy to send my full recommendation to Confessions of a Forty Something by Alexandra Potter. Nell e amuzantă nu pentru că se pune singură în situații stânjenitoare (și chiar mi-a plăcut asta, faptul că lipsesc situațiile a la Stan și Bran care abundă în Bridget Jones, de ex), ci pentru că știe să mânuiască excelent o unealtă salvatoare: autoironia. Tiešām jauka grāmata, kas atgādina visiem zināmo, ka visiem mēdz sāpēt un tas, ka dzīve neizklāj paklāju uz tevis gribētās takas ir tikai normāli. And if you ever need to be reminded that life isn't always Instagram-perfect, then this book is your go-to filter.

Nell's housemate or landlord, Edward only stays at the house few days a week as he is married and has kids and visits them in the country over the weekends. Worse still, all Nell’s friends seem to have moved on and settled down into marriage and motherhood. Nell lands up writing obituaries, she meets Cricket an 80 year old widow and they soon make friends and become close.Facing a downward spiral all too quickly, Nell Stevens must deal with the demise of business, her impending marriage and the loss of her life in sunny California.