An ARC of this novel was provided by the Canadian distributor, Publishers Group Canada, in exchange for review consideration. I totally agree one should never judge a book by its genre, it’s kind of not fair to the author, because after all isn’t it the editor/publishing house/agent that decide on the genre classification?

Nell’s life feels like it is going absolutely nowhere fast and the perfect social media feeds she follows makes her feel even worse. Man gan vēl ir tikai trīsdesmit ar kaut ko, bet kā f**k up (neveiksminiece būtu adekvāts latviskojums? 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. 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. Nell Stevens is forty-something who has recently moved back to the UK after her life in California fell apart -including her relationship.Nell is a forty something single woman without a job and accommodation unlike her friends who are all married and have kids and have their own houses. 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.

But Nell gets over her predicament so quickly that it makes you wonder whether it was ever really a problem to begin with. 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. Nell was broke and house hunting, ending up renting in a shared situation with Edward, who rented in the city during the week, and went home to the suburbs to his family on the weekend. Michaelides takes a literary turn in his latest novel, employing an unreliable narrator, the structure of classical drama, and a self-conscious eye to dismantling the locked-room mystery. For the past couple of years, I have been blogging about my love of books, writing book reviews, and posting reading recaps of all the books I have read.Penelope or Nell as she prefers has moved back to the UK after breaking up with her American Fiancée.

Nell feels left behind and drastic measures see her taking up residence in a small flat in a shared house arrangement. An amazing read which has you laughing and crying in equal measure and am sure the storyline will resonate with a lot of people and they will be able to emojis those with the rollercoaster of going through your forties and all the things that life throws at you. It's a subtle reminder that folks that age have a lot more going on than we may think and they definitely have way more stories to share than the friends who are your own age. 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?Pick this amazing book up if you are looking for a story that you will become so lost in that you won't be able to put it down.

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. But the most unexpected surprise is when Nell strikes up a friendship with an eighty something year old widow whose husband she’s writing an obituary piece about. Told with laugh out loud humor and the perfect wit Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up is the perfect book for any woman (or man) whether young or old that feels like she isn’t enough or in the right place in her life.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--k up. If anyone else feels like this (or just looking for a few good laughs) I highly suggest COAFSFU because it gives you a new outlook on things with laughter, connection and stellar writing as a soothing balm. Nell reaches out to her great friend Cricket as well as her eclectic group of narried friends, all offering their own thoughts. 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.