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. I wonder if I am alone in my feelings on this book or whether there are other women out there who feel the same way as me?

But things slowly begin to look up for Nell, who is determined to gain the upper hand over her changed life arrangements. Pradėjau šį romaną gana gerai suvokdama, ko tikėtis – viršelis žada šiuolaikinę Bridžitą Džouns, pats pavadinimas imponuoja „netipinės“ moters gyvenimo istoriją su šlakeliu humoro. Nell begins a new job and she becomes acquainted with the enigmatic Cricket, an eighty year old with an infectious zest for life.Or maybe, ‘you have to read this book’ when their childless friends to try to talk to them about their struggles. Nell feels left behind and drastic measures see her taking up residence in a small flat in a shared house arrangement. It was so refreshing to see 2 women with pretty large age gaps be able to help each other cope with their struggles and really enjoy spending time together. Biography: Alexandra Potter is the bestselling author of romantic comedy fiction novels in the UK, including Me and Mr Darcy.

Svet dokonalých životov na sociálnych sieťach v nej vyvoláva pocity ešte väčšej mizérie a osamelosti. Nemusíte vedieť, ako sa cítite, prešo sa cítite tak ako sa cítitie, nemusíte vedieť, čo chcete, či ste šťastná alebo nešťastná. Posledná veta: Oprava: Po odovzdaní do tlače bolo potvrdené, že uvedená štyridsiatnička nie je mŕtva, ako sa chybne uvádzalo, ale v skutočnosti si veselo užíva svoj posratý život.

Edward stays in the city during the week and leaves for the weekend to stay with his family and Nell figures the 3 days of freedom make up for the never ending furnace, electricity and toilet paper roll wars. She sets out by writing 5 things she’s grateful for (well just one for now, she’ll have to work her way up to 5). Ne kartą kartojama, kaip ji pastebi visas savo raukšleles, senstantį kūną ir visus kitus trūkumus, ir galbūt taip mąsto daugelis keturiasdešimtmečių, bet man šalia vartoti žodžius „sena“, „viskas jau prarasta“ ir „keturiasdešimties metų“ kažkaip sunkiai apsiverčia liežuvis.

Yeah, they patched up and everything but it was unfair to Nell and I was mad on her behalf I guess because Nell forgave too quickly. But when she starts a secret podcast and forms an unlikely friendship with Cricket, an eighty-something widow, things begin to change. PLEASE NOTE: The publication date for Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k- Up has been pushed back to 31st December 2020. Jā, šis ir vieglais gabals, un sižets ir pozitīvs un paredzams, bet es tiešām pāris reizes iesmējos un sirds sažņaudzās vienubrīd, bet izrādījās, ka autore izvēlējās iet gludāko ceļu.

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. mai tare ideea nu că viața nu e perfectă ci că există infinite feluri de perfecțiuni ale vieții, că fiecare dintre noi are și bucurii și greutăți și dureri și momente în care suntem mai sus sau mai jos în viața personală sau profesională sau amândouă. Yorkshire born and raised, Alexandra lives in London with her Californian husband and their Bosnian rescue dog.