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  • Confessions of a Forty-Something F--k Up

  • By: Alexandra Potter
  • Narrated by: Sally Phillips
  • Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,239 ratings)

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Confessions of a Forty-Something F--k Up

By: Alexandra Potter
Narrated by: Sally Phillips
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Summary

As recommended on Davina McCall's podcast!

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.

Now a major TV series:
Not Dead Yet, starring Gina Rogriguez (Jane the Virgin), Hannah Simone (New Girl) and Lauren Ash (Superstore).

Nell Stevens’ life is a mess. When her business goes bust and her fiancé with it, Nell’s happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she’s been gone. 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. Even worse, a forty-something f--k up.

But when she lands a job writing obituaries, Nell meets the fabulous Cricket, an eighty-something widow with challenges of her own, and they strike up an unlikely friendship. Together they begin to help each other heal their aching hearts, cope with the loss of the lives they had planned, and push each other into new adventures and unexpected joys.

Because Nell is determined. Next year things are going to be very different. It’s time to turn her life around.

A book for anyone who’s ever worried life isn’t going to plan, Confessions of a Forty-Something F--k Up by Alexandra Potter will make you laugh and it might even make you cry. But most importantly, it will remind you that you’re not alone, because we’re all in this together.

"It made me laugh, cry, cheer - I loved it" – Hermione Norris, star of Cold Feet

©2020 Alexandra Potter (P)2020 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd

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Great book

Great book really enjoyed it. Even as man in his 40s I could relate to a lot of it. Well writhing and we’ll read.

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Sally Phillips is a comedy genius

I loved the story and the characters but they were made so much better by Sally Phillips’ amazing narration.

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Easy listen! Great read!

I’d recommend this book to anyone who is in or approaching their 40s, who need to see their life so far as: half full and not half empty!

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it's me and all my 40yo friends!

Just brilliant.
and I loved the narration!
thank you for making me feel I can feel okay about life

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Laugh out loud

This was just the book I needed, Nell’s gratitude lists will make you laugh at loud. If you are looking for an easy, fun and unexpectedly uplifting book this is the one for you.

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Lush

This book was in one word lush!!!
You can identify with the characters, you laugh, cry and will them along through out the story.
I have loved it from start to finish and have recommended it to friends.

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Inspiring

A book has never left me feeling so uplifted. Hilarious and profound with excellent narration.

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Nice easy Read

It took me a few chapters to get into this book and I nearly considered giving up but then the book seem to grow on me. It was a little predictable at times but was a very sweet book with likable characters. I found myself laughing out loud at times. On the whole it was a very lighthearted easy lesson which I enjoyed.

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Funny - laugh out loud

Perfect narration which brings the story to life and makes a really entertaining read. I laughed out loud a lot so very uplifting.

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great

loved it. made me well up, laugh and I felt good at the end. Sally Phillips was also brilliant.

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