The Mum Who Got Her Life Back

Fiona Gibson

März 2019 · Verkauft von HarperCollins UK

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The Number One laugh-out-loud bestseller. Fiona Gibson is back and funnier than ever! Perfect for fans of Why Mummy Drinks.

When her 18-year-old twins leave for university, single mum Nadia’s life changes in ways she never expected: her Glasgow flat feels suddenly huge, laundry doesn’t take up half her week, and she no longer has to buy ‘the Big Milk’. After almost two decades of putting everyone else first, Nadia is finally taking care of herself. And with a budding romance with new boyfriend Jack, she’s never felt more alive.

That is, until her son Alfie drops out of university, and Nadia finds her empty nest is empty no more. With a heartbroken teenager to contend with, Nadia has to ask herself: is it ever possible for a mother to get her own life back? And can Jack and Nadia’s relationship survive having a sulky teenager around?

A gloriously funny and uplifting new book perfect for fans of Gill Sims and Jill Mansell. If you love this, don’t miss Fiona’s brand-new comedy When Life Gives You Lemons – out now!

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Bewertungen und Rezensionen

Without reading the blurb in too much detail, I expected a tale about a woman suffering empty nest syndrome. Since her two kids are twins, they leave for university at the same time. But instead of being lonely and feeling kind of useless all of a sudden, after 18 years of cooking, washing, shopping, cleaning up after everyone and generally caring for her children, Nadia embraces the new situation and is quite happy to finally have her life – and her flat – back to herself. She's a HEN - a Happy Empty Nester. I was fond of Nadia from the very beginning, and the writing style suited her character perfectly. But also the chapters told from the point of view of Jack were very fitting. The book does have one serious ‘ingredient’, but generally it is very humorous and – above all – true to life. Even very small characters, like customers at the charity shop, are depicted brilliantly. A very enjoyable read, for me personally maybe 10 years too soon.

Autoren-Profil

Fiona Gibson is an author and journalist. Originally from Yorkshire, she started her writing life at the age of seventeen on Jackie magazine. She is a regular contributor to Red, Sainsbury’s Magazine and the Sunday Herald, and lives with her husband and their three children in Lanarkshire, Scotland.