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. 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.

I have read countless books about mothers - post natal depression, mums struggling to cope, mums struggling with society’s expectations to be perfect. If I could put those things aside it would be a 5 star read for pure entertainment (and a few emotional tears). And when it’s presented in a chick lit that feels like a delightful mix of rom-com and self-help book?Mám osemdesiatjeden rokov a za ten dlhý čas, čo som na tejto zemi, som prišla na jedno: ak si v živote naozaj zaslúžite, je to sloboda a odvaha povedat neviem. Bits of this also reminded me of the movie, Bridesmaids but I didn't care because I love that movie. Nell lands up writing obituaries, she meets Cricket an 80 year old widow and they soon make friends and become close. When everything goes tits up, do you fall apart or jump on a plane to LA with Cricket (an eighty-something widow and your BFF)?

I absolutely loved their friendship and it shows that you can make new friends when you get older and also friends don't really have to be the same age. The main changes she suggested were to make my protagonist more likeable (she should use her time as a single woman to help her mum friends) and to make it a book that explores what is it to be a woman. Nell's housemate or landlord, Edward only stays at the house few days a week as he is married and has kids and visits them in the country over the weekends. 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.

Nemusíte vedieť, ako sa cítite, prešo sa cítite tak ako sa cítitie, nemusíte vedieť, čo chcete, či ste šťastná alebo nešťastná. And here she Is single, childless, renting a room from the crazy man who tries to leave NO carbon footprint by counting toilet paper squares etc. A common theme, hashtag 'live your best life' hashtag 'gluten free brownies rock' etcetera etcetera (I take some poetic license there). 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). Or maybe, ‘you have to read this book’ when their childless friends to try to talk to them about their struggles.