Something I'm Not - Softcover

Lucy Beresford

2.84

37 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0715637738 ISBN 13: 9780715637739

Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, 2009

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To her friends, Amber leads the perfect life with her successful marriage, powerful job as a headhunter in London and her immaculate style. But as more of her inner circle fall pregnant, and her best friend Dylan decides to adopt a baby with his gay lover, Amber's carefully structured world begins to fall apart. Amber has built her life around her decision not to have children, but now she questions the underlying reasons for the choices she has made. As she succumbs to her overpowering insecurities, the parallels between her rash emotions and those of her mother, years before, soon reveal themselves... With a charming and complex heroine and a group of friends heading towards midlife, many of whom are only just finding out who they really are, 'Something I'm Not' introduces a sophisticated new voice for a generation of women who have made the decision not to have children, and who aren't afraid to talk about it.

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Review:

'Sparkling ... Beresford's deft plotting and warm and witty writing makes this an assured debut' - Daily Mail. 'A wonderful read from a brilliant and original talent. Deft and penetrating, the can't-put-down read of the year' - Jeremy Vine. 'Addresses one of the most universally-recognisable subjects - the mother-daughter relationship - with a heartbreaking tenderness and clarity' --Image Magazine.

'Shrewdly characterised and written with verve' - Literary Review. 'Ambitious in scope, carefully structured and highly accessible ... a debut that can boast authenticity and poignancy' - Sunday Telegraph. 'Marvellously funny' - New Statesman. 'If you ve had enough of reading about yummy mummy, this tale of one woman s missing maternal urges provides a welcome antidote to the glut of babbling baby books ... There are no dribbling anti-child clich�s in this heartfelt take on how friends can be the new family. A refreshing and thought provoking peak at people who d rather have a cat flap than a kid' --Handbag.com.

'Any book that begins with that title is more than usually relevant nowadays when we are taught that anybody can do anything and break our hearts trying' - Anna Raeburn. 'I have hugely enjoyed 'Somthing I m Not'. It is a skilfully woven story that quickly pulled me in and kept me enthralled right to the end. Lucy has a deft touch with character and having enjoyed her first novel I am looking forward to reading many more' --Indra Sinha, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Animal's People, and The Death of Mr Love.

Synopsis:

To her friends, Amber leads the perfect life with her successful marriage, powerful job as a headhunter in London and her immaculate style. But as more of her friends fall pregnant, and her best friend Dylan announces his decision to adopt a baby with his gay lover, Amber's carefully structured world begins to fall apart. "Something I'm Not" is a sharp, contemporary novel that looks at the way the psychological scars of the past pass through the generations of a family. With a charming and complex heroine, a group of friends heading towards midlife, some of whom are only just finding out who they really are, "Something I'm Not" is a subtle novel that poses the questions most women are too afraid to ask.

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