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

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Viena iš tų knygų, kur atrodo, skaitai ir visai mėgaujiesi, bet vis nepalieka jausmas, kad vien to negana. As they increasingly spend time together Nell and Cricket help other heal through the struggles as they both move on in their new places in life. The main changes she suggested were to make my protagonist more likeable (she should use her time as a single woman to help her mum friends) and to make it a book that explores what is it to be a woman. Alexandra Potter has created a wonderful character in Nell Stevens someone women of any age can identify with.

Todėl nors ir nesikankinau ir visai džiaugiuosi perskaičiusi, nes ir juokiausi, ir pritariamai linksėjau, turbūt būčiau tokia knyga labiau pasimėgavusi prieš kokius du-tris metus, kai nebuvau skaičiusi jos pradininkių. There were some awkward conversations at the beginning with her mother as expected because her mum was still holding out hope for Nell to patch things up with her fiancée. One of the highlights is Nell's unexpected friendship with Cricket, an octogenarian with as much sass as wisdom. An editor, Nell secured a job with an old colleague crafting epilogues, and this is how she found a firm friend in Cricket, a newly widowed octogenarian. Nell feels left behind and drastic measures see her taking up residence in a small flat in a shared house arrangement.Worse still, all Nell’s friends seem to have moved on and settled down into marriage and motherhood.

I really enjoyed this format and I think it worked well to situate the reader in the unfolding story. It's New year's day and Nell is moving half way across the world back to London, her tail between her legs after a failed engagement and business. I could sympathise with Nell’s lack of confidence and sheer dissatisfaction with the direction of her life.PLEASE NOTE: The publication date for Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k- Up has been pushed back to 31st December 2020. But then I saw that a few women who reviewed this were childless and single in their forties and loved it. Nemusíte vedieť, ako sa cítite, prešo sa cítite tak ako sa cítitie, nemusíte vedieť, čo chcete, či ste šťastná alebo nešťastná. Roky nás presviedčali, že na tridsiate piate narodeniny ženská plodnosť vyletí von komínom, a ak sa dá veriť všetkému, čo sa píše, v päťdesiatke sa máme tešiť z nevďačných tínedžerov alebo začať gúgliť darcovstvo vajíčok.

All her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rents force her to rent a room in a stranger’s house and in a world of perfect instagram lives, she feels like a f ck up. But I decided to give Confessions of a Forty Something the benefit of the doubt and I started to read the Prologue. Pokiaľ ide o peniaze, stačí plánovať šesť mesiacov dopredu - o mesiac dlhšie a budeš v panike, o mesiac kratšie a kúpiš si tie nemožné šaty, ktoré si nikdy neoblečieš. 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 lands up writing obituaries, she meets Cricket an 80 year old widow and they soon make friends and become close. Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter will make you laugh, and it might even make you cry. Că fericirea nu e ceva ce îți dau alții, că îți poți îndeplini obiectivele din tinerețe (soț, casă ca în reviste și copii la școli private) și tot sa nu fii fericită. From feeling like a failure to her trying to fit in and find her place in her family and her friend's lives to her self-pity to her resilience and picking up the pieces and trying to get back on track rather a new track. Interspersed between the narrative are references to Nell’s entertaining podcast, along with her notebook entries on what she is grateful for each day.