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So Flirting with Forty, minus a vacation-though there's an appearance of a surfing loving hunk who is ten years younger-and an irritating husband. I am getting pissed at myself for commencing my reviews with: I love, love this book. But I can't help it, I really loved, loved this book Apologies Niecey for the repetition. Still your unalloyed fan. If not for the blog work, I would spend another week doing this all over again.

When I say, this This Review is by Http: When I say, this book is so oooo like Jane Porter's hit, I really mean it. Frankly, I never completed Flirting With Forty. Because I didn't own a copy! I saw the book with a friend at school and this friend was so the kind of "friend" who would walk around campus clasping the book tight in the grip of her underarms to win over guys as the avid-reader type and the intelligent type.

Anytime I asked her, she'd never let me have it saying she was so into not sharing written literature You know how bitchy rich kids can get. But I was so into the blurb of the book, and I didn't want to give up. I doubt she'd be reading this blog no kidding she's a dimbo , I stole the book. Yeah, gasp all you want. And I am not ashamed I did it.

If I even really knew there was a movie, I would still have gone to such lengths. Unfortunately, I didn't finish reading it, because I came from recess one time and found out it was nowhere in my bag. Reading this book made me somewhat fulfilled. And I really felt I had read from start to finish of you-know-what-book by now. Another book about mid-life crisis.

Another book about reconsidering all choices made in life. Another book about wanting to start over and exploring the world free from all the marital drama and the whatnots. And an exciting and fulfilling one at that. I am not married. I don't have a kid. I don't have a friend who talks too much I am probably that friend. I have the most adorable mum in the world unlike Vanessa's traditional one.

And most importantly, I am sure if I do have all the above I wouldn't bolt like Vanessa did. At the opening chapters, I was chaffed at our lead girl there fortunately her roots are not sticking out like their doing on the cover , no matter how annoying your minors can get, there's no excuse for leaving them on a street and driving off.

That's what being a mother is about, tolerating all the tantrums of your little ones no matter how much you would want to drive off speaking from a guy's point of view. But it turned out, Vanessa had just been pranking the little girl. A prank which the police didn't get. And so did the judge who sat the case and sentenced her to forty sessions of therapy which would determine if she's fit to live as a normal person or one that should be locked up in a looney bin. Through this therapy, Vanessa gets to acknowledge she isn't happy.

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Too much tedium, as she puts it. She doesn't know if she loves the husband who might be a prince charming in another fairy tale. She is quite sure she doesn't love her daughter. She isn't happy at her workplace with a boss who collects dolls and puts too much workload on her and one woman referred to as the 'Hellcat' happy to make everyone look bad in the sight of the boss who collects dolls. She realizes all her life she's lived to please her mother.

And Diana, she doesn't even know why she's friends with. One incident of driving leads her to her hippie aunt who's in her sixties. Soon, she is leaving home, her husband, her daughter and to her mother's displeasure, moving in with this aunt. Her stay is plagued with, concerns of all the wrong turns she'd taken during her lifetime, encounters with men who live with their daddies and mummies, a single lawyer in his thirties who loves to organize a little orgy at home and boyfriends of her aunt who like to troop around 'au-naturel'.

What I loved about this book is the little advice in the form of Vanessa's musings Fonseca drops out, and the ignored reasonings of every day life such as why there are so many nasty characters in this world, or why married couples would allow their waistlines to expand thinking their partners would accept them for who they are then get back in shape when there's a divorce, and why people cheat.

Fonseca's view on all these simple everyday questions were fresh, unique and understanding. Stock characters I was enamored with were mostly Frank, the hippy aunt's sixty-something boyfriend who loves going naked during their early hour meditations. Of course Diana whose speeches contributed half the novel size, and the single orgy-loving lawyer who brought out most of the romance Vanessa had been lacking being away from her husband.

A perfect read for the holidays. Or when you begin doubting all the choices you've made. I am not sure, but I think that moment of mid-life crisis mostly with women is inevitable and you would love this book snuggled between a duvet and a couch, your contacts well adjusted, a constant supply of caffeine in the form of coffee in a mug to take you through. Even if you are convinced you are so happy where you are, with who you are, still pick this book just because you want something entertaining. And trust me, mid-life crisis has never been portrayed any better. Visit us at Chicklitpad.

So it's my turn to make a review of ONE of my favorite books. This book is an easy-reading, and a can't stop reading type. I think that in some point of our life we have the same questions that Vanessa has, and we start to think about our lives and "what could have happened if we do or we don't something Appearances are often very deceptive and Vanessa soon finds herself questioning her choices and making changes.

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With the help of her hippie Aunt, the interference of her bossy mother and the unwanted advise of her self-proclaimed best friend, she makes changes one by one and comes to a conclusion at the end and finds what she is looking fo The Strange Year of Vanessa M. With the help of her hippie Aunt, the interference of her bossy mother and the unwanted advise of her self-proclaimed best friend, she makes changes one by one and comes to a conclusion at the end and finds what she is looking for in a happy ending.

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Her emotional ups and downs make this story realistic and her sense of humor keeps her seeking a better place along the way as she learns to laugh and cry with all the wacky characters in her life. This was a delightful book, - it took me completely by surprise. The cover is simple and eye-catching, and yet looks incredibly professional.

The content is exceptional, a literary fiction tale of identity and belonging, it guides the reader along at a lovely pace.

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Retrieved 4 March Jul 20, Sandra Lopez rated it really liked it. Story is about regret and sadness with a cynically comical twist. No trivia or quizzes yet. Stock characters I was enamored with were mostly Frank, the hippy aunt's sixty-something boyfriend who loves going naked during their early hour meditations. A former female Princeton postal worker also said that Colon-Ortiz often made crude comments in Spanish about her and other women to his co-worker.

A true personal awakening? A little bit of both? What a year Vanessa Some for the better, some not. It's crazy to think we can end up living a life simply to please others or, at least, not upset someone else's apple cart. Although prompted into therapy because of a court ordered issue, Vanessa truly challenges herself, makes tough decisions and does the hard work to rebuild An early mid life crisis? Although prompted into therapy because of a court ordered issue, Vanessa truly challenges herself, makes tough decisions and does the hard work to rebuild her life.

At times I really didn't like Vanessa but, in the end, I like who she became and where she wants to go. Oct 30, W.

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In spite of the sometimes awkward translation, I really liked this book. Vanessa is a woman struggling to find her own happiness in a world that has dictated her happiness until her 30's. She wrestles with issues that strike close to home while at the same time prove difficult for some people to understand: The story starts a bit slowly, but it is a great In spite of the sometimes awkward translation, I really liked this book. The story starts a bit slowly, but it is a great account of one woman's convoluted journey to find her true happiness.

Filipa Fonseca Silva traz-nos uma Vanessa na casa dos trinta, casada, com uma filha, nem emprego com um chefe incompetente e que detesta. E vive infeliz, porque sempre viveu a vida que os outros queriam ou esperavam que ela tivesse, em detrimento daquilo que gostava e queria fazer. I loved the book, and I highly recommend it: It's a very current story, which could have been experienced by anyone in our society.

I think we all have a bit of "Vanessa" inside us, but read and confirm for yourself! I've read the book before Thirty Something: The strange year of Vanessa M. She decides it's never too late to seek happiness and starts a sometimes comic other times very serious journey to find it. I don't want to reveal more, but the author has a writing style that puts me "in the zone", as if I was watching the movie based on the book: Recebi o ebook oferecido pela autora! Este livro foi uma lufada de ar fresco, leve e viciante!

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Editorial Reviews. Review. "Mid-life crisis has never been portrayed any better." - The Chick Lit The Strange Year of Vanessa M. by [Silva, Filipa Fonseca]. "The strange year of Vanessa M. is the story of a wife and mother that finds herself in a kind of non diagnosed depression/ general unsatisfaction about several.

A maneira de escrever, como descreve os acontecimentos, tudo. A former female Princeton postal worker also said that Colon-Ortiz often made crude comments in Spanish about her and other women to his co-worker. Authorities revealed on the day of the murder, a local resident recalled seeing Colon-Ortiz outside his parked black SUV with the hood up, talking on his cell phone, at around Cell phone records and data proved that Colon-Ortiz was indeed in the area at that time.

Marcotte was believed to have left her home at around 1: The resident drove by the vehicle again at around 2: It is unknown why he was in the area that day. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved 15 April Retrieved 18 February Slaying sends shock waves through Princeton". Retrieved 20 March Retrieved 25 June Retrieved 19 February Retrieved 5 March Retrieved 25 March Retrieved 19 September Investigators Receive New Tips".

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