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. Yorkshire born and raised, Alexandra lives in London with her Californian husband and their Bosnian rescue dog. That's certainly the case for our forty-something protagonist, Nell, and we have a front-row seat to her grand rhapsody.

But I decided to give Confessions of a Forty Something the benefit of the doubt and I started to read the Prologue.Her voice was so easy to listen to and she made me laugh so much especially when Nell was being snarky or sarcastic.

I also loved Nell's relationship with her family especially her father and that bit towards the end scared me to bits. A novel for any woman who wonders how the hell she got here, and why life isn't quite how she imagined it was going to be.And I could relate to Nell quite a lot which is a credit to Potter writing her character really well.

PLEASE NOTE: The publication date for Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k- Up has been pushed back to 31st December 2020. 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 everything goes tits up, do you fall apart or jump on a plane to LA with Cricket (an eighty-something widow and your BFF)? Savā ziņā šī grāmata ir kā slavenā Amerikas Fereras tēla runa no filmas " Bārbija" par to, kādas ir sabiedrības (un tevis pašas) ekspektācijas un cik reizēm sāpīgi ir tām neatbilst.

I didn't like any of Nell's friends because they only wanted her when they needed something from her and Fiona wouldn't even listen to her until she finds out that her daughter Izzy is being bullied by Annabel's daughter. 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). Nell’s life feels like it is going absolutely nowhere fast and the perfect social media feeds she follows makes her feel even worse. 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. Najlepšou postavou knihy však nie je hlavná hrdinka, ale Cricket, s ktorou sa zoznámi počas robenia rozhovoru.

Neviem či by som rovno povedala, že má jedinecný zmysel pre humor či sebairóniu, ale tak uznávam, že 4 roky v Británii ma poznačili a tak je to asi skreslené.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. Now, I wrote something about the horrors of dating in your late thirties which I doubt will ever see the light of day. All her single friends are now married with children, a sky-high real estate market forces her to rent a room in a stranger’s house, and everyone has seemingly perfect Instagram-ready lives. Că în ciuda faptului că în jurul tău se petrec tragedii, care te emoționează, tot e ok sa te văicărești și să fii nemulțumit de neplăcerile mărunte din viața ta, pentru că așa e firea umană.