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

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They were going to get married, have babies, and spend the rest of their lives together, until they weren’t. Worse still, all Nell’s friends seem to have moved on and settled down into marriage and motherhood. But when she starts a secret podcast and forms an unlikely friendship with Cricket, an eighty-something widow, things begin to change. 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.

The childless slant was quite relentless in this story, but as all light reads it wasn't meant to be taken too harshly, and all sides ended up being explored. 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.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.

Life is rarely a straight line, and as the saying goes, 'Life is not a puzzle to be solved, but a dance to be danced’. Then when I saw a fab interview with the author on Instagram I gave in and used my audible credit on it. And when all else fails, will celebrity-scented candles, smashed avocados and Instagram filters save us? Pradėjau šį romaną gana gerai suvokdama, ko tikėtis – viršelis žada šiuolaikinę Bridžitą Džouns, pats pavadinimas imponuoja „netipinės“ moters gyvenimo istoriją su šlakeliu humoro.Pentru că, din postura ei de ”fată bătrână”, Nell își invidiază toate prietenele măritate și cu copii, cu case aranjate ca în reviste, cu petreceri elegante și cu vieți care par mai așezate decât ale ei, însă podcastul ei scoate la iveală faptul că, dedesubtul strălucirii, se ascund aceleași îndoieli, anxietăți, depresii, sentimente de ”nu sunt suficient de bună”, ca și în cazul lui Nell. Príbeh je písaný zrozumiteľne a bez okľúk, venuje sa všetkým témam (aj ekológii i sexu, pre krátky prehľad). A common theme, hashtag 'live your best life' hashtag 'gluten free brownies rock' etcetera etcetera (I take some poetic license there).

Că trăim într-o cultură în care a fi ocupat e un modus vivendi, suntem mereu așa de ocupați ca nu mai avem timp de prieteni, de întâlniri, de comunicat real cu oamenii, comunicare înlocuită cu mesajele pe whatsapp (la un moment dat Nell își sună o prietenă sa refuze o invitație pentru că i s-a părut aiurea sa refuze prin mesaj și prietena o întreabă dacă a sunat din greșeală).At face value, this book might seem like a midlife crisis diary, but Alexandra Potter dishes out a narrative that's as delightful as it is insightful. Kým všetky jej priatešky sú vydaté a zaneprázdnené materskými povinnosťami, ona si hľadá podnájom, prácu a nového partnera. 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. When Nell celebrates her 40th birthday it makes her realise this is not the life she had planned, friends around her are settled down with children and have new friends that enjoy play dates together. She made the book a real joy to listen to and she has definitely been added to on my favorite narrators list!

Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter will make you laugh, and it might even make you cry. But then I saw that a few women who reviewed this were childless and single in their forties and loved it. Biography: Alexandra Potter is the bestselling author of romantic comedy fiction novels in the UK, including Me and Mr Darcy. That's certainly the case for our forty-something protagonist, Nell, and we have a front-row seat to her grand rhapsody.Even though I knew from the start what may have been happening romance wise, it was still a satisfying read. I did have some issues with the portrayal of childless women but it is comedy/light entertainment and I don't want to discuss my views here. 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.