Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up (Confessions, 1)

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Man gan vēl ir tikai trīsdesmit ar kaut ko, bet kā f**k up (neveiksminiece būtu adekvāts latviskojums?

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).Probabil că de aceea podcastul lui Nell, care spune lucrurilor pe nume, are un asemenea succes: pentru că femeile se regăsesc în cuvintele lui Nell despre cum ai tendința de a trage linie și de a calcula doar eșecurile, despre cum te compari mereu cu alții și ieși în dezavantaj, despre faptul că uneori n-ai chef de avocado și yoga ci de băut gin tonic la doză și de stat în pat, și despre cum te întrebi mereu: eu ce naiba fac cu viața mea? An ARC of this novel was provided by the Canadian distributor, Publishers Group Canada, in exchange for review consideration. 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.

Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter is out now in eBook and will be published in hardback by Macmillan on 31st December 2020. But when it became about women everywhere (we are all f*ck ups, we’re all in this together), I felt disappointed. I graduated from the University of Gloucestershire in 2019 with a First Class (Hons) degree in BA English Literature and Creative Writing. Plenty of the pages made me laugh and smile, and there were a lot of interesting issues raised within the story.We learn about Kate’s possibly stalling career and Leo’s plan to apply to acting schools against his mother’s wishes. There is nothing out there that’s I’ve found so far in literature for women like us and when I saw this book, I thought ‘about time!

Hilariously read by Sally Phillips, star of Smack the Pony , Bridget Jones Diary and Miranda - Confessions of a Forty-Something F--k Up is a must-listen for anyone whose life isn’t working out quite how they’d planned.I'm at chapter 18 and would enjoy this story except that the volume goes from almost silent to too loud so I am constantly adjusting the volume up and down. Penelope or Nell as she prefers has moved back to the UK after breaking up with her American Fiancée. Confessions of a Forty Something by Alexandra Potter was published on 28th April 2020 by Pan Macmillan. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Secondly, always remember that the family will always end up with you when you had nobody to look for.