Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

A Novel

De: Alexandra Potter

Narrado por: Sally Phillips

The inspiration for NOT DEAD YET, ABC’s “Most Watched Comedy Debut in More Than Four Years” (Deadline)

“The new Bridget Jones for our time.”—Telegraph

“Will have you laughing whether you’re twenty, forty, or eighty.”—Heat (UK)

A Zibby Magazine Top 10 Book of the Year

A funny and heartfelt 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.

Meet Nell. Her 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, 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. Starting from scratch she feels like a f**k up . . . a forty-something f**k up.

Landing a job writing obituaries, Nell meets the fabulous Cricket, an 80-something widow with challenges of her own. 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 joy. With Cricket’s help, Nell is determined to turn her life around. First, though, she has a confession . . .

Laugh-out-loud funny and painfully relatable, Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up is a celebration of friendship and a reminder that while life doesn’t always go according to plan, it doesn’t mean you can’t find happiness.

Very good and funny

Better than I thought it would be. Found myself laughing out loud and definitely related to it.

Warm and Relatable

Loved the story, characters, narrator and setting. I found this story completely relatable and I loved Cricket!

Fun and Definitely Relatable

This is a new author for me and look forward on catching up with her other books. Confessions takes difficult issues/problems and gives a voice as to how it feels. Just like the podcast it does feel good to know someone else is or has experienced something similar. The humor is appropriate but it’s the characters that make this book. There’s a sense that you’ve known the friends for twenty years, seeing Edward behind all his rules and of course Cricket! I definitely recommend listening to this audio!

Narration was great. Sally Phillips embraced Nell’s character. The result was a very genuine portrayal of Nell, raw and believable.

So Relatable

I loved this book and needed the levity as I too am feeling the mid 40’s WTF am I doing with my life thing. The characters are so fun and the narrator really brought them to life.

Love the book

This story is a must read. My self being in my 40s I felt her every feeling. I will definitely be listening to this audiobook again.