When life gives you lemons

Sometimes life can be bittersweet . . . 

Between tending to the whims of her seven-year-old and the demands of her boss, Viv barely gets a moment to herself. It’s not quite the life she wanted, but she hasn’t run screaming for the hills yet.


But then Viv’s husband Andy makes his mid-life crisis herproblem. He’s having an affair with his (infuriatingly age-appropriate) colleague, a woman who – unlike Viv – doesn’t put on weight when she so much as glances at a cream cake.


Viv suddenly finds herself single, with zero desire to mingle. Should she be mourning the end of life as she knows it, or could this be the perfect chance to put herself first?



When life gives you lemons, lemonade just won’t cut it. Bring on the gin!

About the author

 

Fiona is an author and journalist who has written for many UK publications including The Observer, The Guardian, Marie Claire, Red, New Woman, Top Sante and Elle. She writes a monthly column for Sainsbury’s magazine and is a Contributing Editor at Red magazine.

Fiona lives in Scotland with her husband, their twin sons and daughter. She likes to draw, run 10k races, play her saxophone and lie in the bath with a big glass of wine, although not all at once.

My review

This is a book that I think many women will identify with. One minute you are happily married and before you know it, you are in a rut. Life, work, the kids take over until somehow you just seem to lose your own identity, let alone have time to question if everything is ok in the bedroom department. When Viv's husband compound the anguish by having an affair, Viv doesn't know what to do. However, could this be the making of her? Will she discover a newfound strength and for the first time do what she wants instead of being at the beck and call of everyone else? Witty with a bitter-sweet humour, this book will touch you in places you didn't know existed and make you dig deep.