But things slowly begin to look up for Nell, who is determined to gain the upper hand over her changed life arrangements. The book is divided in terms of months of the year and significant moments in time in Nell’s life, such as New Year’s Day, Sunday Lunch, Easter Monday, Mothers Day and so on. 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. 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.

I had not heard of this author, and it was a 'stumble across' as I browsed an interstate catalogue (the perks of working in a library, and knowing where to look for the location of a book, Australia wide). Sú knihy, ktoré zaujmú a sú knihy, ktoré aj napriek ospevovaniu s vami nerezonujú… a život je predsa len kus krátky na čítanie niečoho čo vás nezaujíma či nebaví. He also owns a dog, Arthur who also becomes Nell's companion in a way as Nell spends a lot of time with Arthur and takes him on walks. Penelope or Nell as she prefers has moved back to the UK after breaking up with her American Fiancée. 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.

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.

The story of Nell Stevens’ struggle through her imperfect, messy life doesn’t just make brilliant fiction, it’s turning into a cultural revolution!

Now, I wrote something about the horrors of dating in your late thirties which I doubt will ever see the light of day.

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. 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.And when it’s presented in a chick lit that feels like a delightful mix of rom-com and self-help book? I wish this was more focused on the podcasts and what she actually says on them; we are told that she's getting these insane amount of followers but it's barely mentioned apart from as an anecdote and just doesn't feel well thought out. It is easy to feel sorry for Nell, but at the same time we want her to develop some resilience and inner strength to rise above it all. 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.