There’s nothing like a killer story . . .
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One of the most candid memoirs you’re ever likely to read, Women Like Us provides welcome insight into how it is possible—against the odds—to overcome insecurity, body consciousness and the ubiquitous imposter syndrome to find happiness and success, from a woman who’s done it all, and then some.
Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. So, let’s get to it!The latest Allie Burns thriller, set a decade after the bestselling first novel in the ground-breaking, iconic new series.What will you read next?Amanda Prowse has built a bestselling career on the lives of fictional women. Now she turns the pen on her own life.What have you finished reading?
From her childhood, where there was no blueprint for success, to building a career as a bestselling novelist against all odds, Amanda Prowse explores what it means to be a woman in a world where popularity, slimness, beauty and youth are currency—and how she overcame all of that to forge her own path to happiness.
Although Allie is no longer an investigative journalist, her instincts are sharper than ever. When she discovers a lead about the exploitation of society’s most vulnerable, Allie is determined to give a voice to those who have been silenced.
There’s stunning starlet Stella Stanmore and Hollywood heartthrob Lancelot Drake; and Ruby Rowntree, who keeps the music playing, while Lady Lillian Lassiter, theatre owner and former showgirl, is determined to take on a bigger role. And then there’s cool, competent Grace Hawkins, without whom the show would never go on . . . could she be the leading lady Jack is looking for?
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I recently finished Amanda Prowse’s memoir Women Like Us and I thought it was excellent. It’s very honest, relatable and quite inspiring. I reviewed it on Monday for a Love Books Tours booktour (here) and it’s a clear five star read for me. I think that most women will identify with a lot of what Amanda writes about.
I guess the first question to ask is, what kind of woman am I? Well, you know those women who saunter into a room, immaculately coiffed and primped from head to toe?
I’m currently reading 1989, the second in Val McDermid’s series featuring journalist Allie Burns. It takes place ten years after the first book in the series – 1979 funnily enough – and I’m really enjoying it so far. I was 19 in 1989 so can vividly remember some of the events which take place in this book. I borrowed this from the library and need to finish it this week as someone else has reserved it!
The three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What have you finished reading?
What will you read next?
I’m very excited to get started on The Empire by Michael Ball next. I am a big fan of his and have seen him a few times in concert. I am hoping that his cheery personality comes through in his writing and that he uses his theatre knowledge to good effect. This one is for a blogtour next week organised by Rachel’s Random Resources.
When long-held rivalries threaten The Empire’s future, tensions rise along with the curtain. There is treachery at the heart of the company and a shocking secret waiting in the wings. Can Jack discover the truth before it’s too late, and the theatre he loves goes dark?
1922. When Jack Treadwell arrives at The Empire, in the middle of a rehearsal, he is instantly mesmerised. But amid the glitz and glamour, he soon learns that the true magic of the theatre lies in its cast of characters – both on stage and behind the scenes.1989. The world is changing, and Allie Burns is still on the front line, covering the stories that count.As Allie edges closer to exposing the truth, she travels behind the Iron Curtain, to East Berlin on the brink of revolution. The dark heart of the story is more shocking than she ever imagined. And to tell it, Allie must risk her freedom and her life . . .What are you currently reading?Sometimes heartbreaking, often hilarious and always entirely relatable, Prowse details her early struggles with self-esteem and how she coped with the frustrating expectations others had of how she should live. Most poignantly, she delves into her toxic relationship with food, the hardest addiction she has ever known, and how she journeyed out the other side.
If you look behind her, you’ll see me.
