The Fecking Fabulous Forties Club by Freya Kennedy

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The Fecking Fabulous Forties Club by Freya Kennedy- Women’s fiction

Becky is now single, her twin boys are at university and she has Daniel the Spaniel to keep her company. On one of her mothers “ you’ll never guess who’s died” speeches she is horrified to find that the mother of one of her closest school friends has died. Laura fell out with Becky many years ago, but Becky and her other close friend Niamh brave going to the wake and find things aren't as bad as they thought with Laura who is overjoyed to see them. They are now all in their late forties and looking back at the time capsule they set at age 16, they decide things have to change going forward.

I very quickly got into this. It’s written with an Irish sense of humour and a big heart. It's a look at life and how sometimes, perhaps without realising it, we take things for granted and the years slip through our fingers and before we know where we are it could be too late to do that dream. There are UWOS (unexpected waves of sadness) which many will relate to as we get older, and lots of laughs on a journey through life and what it throws at us. A book that inspires you to go the extra mile and do what you feel, whatever your age. One that left me with a huge smile. 

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The Fecking Fabulous Forties Club Becca Burnside isn’t sure where it all went wrong. How did she end up single in her forties, with the highlight of her weekend being a trip to Big Asda with her mum and the only chance of cuddles coming from her dog? It’s fair to say that Becca’s life isn’t quite where she’d hoped it would be. She already knew that, deep down, but when she finds the time capsule she and her friends made as teenagers and remembers the hopes and dreams sixteen-year-old Becki (with an i) had for the future, she knows she has to do something, and fast. Refusing to be controlled by her hot flushes and Unexplained Waves of Sadness, Becca is determined to turn things around – for Becki’s sake. But what will it take to prove there’s life in the old girl yet? Purchase Link - https://mybook.to/fabfortiessocial

Author Bio – Freya Kennedy is the alter ego for bestselling thriller author Claire Allan. A former journalist from Derry, Northern Ireland Claire has published eleven novels. Now, as Freya, she is writing warm, funny women’s fiction for Boldwood. Social Media Links – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClaireAllanAuthor Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaireAllan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claireallan_author/?hl=en Newsletter Sign Up: https://bit.ly/FreyaKennedyNews Bookbub profile: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/freya-kennedy


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