Rating:
3.5 Stars
Themes:
Short Stories, Later In Life, Friendship
Thoughts:
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. This is a cute and cozy short book. I liked the older in life approach to this book, tackling some of the issues later in life (being written off community) in a more lighthearted way and I thought showing the characters coping with lockdown too was a really great idea. I loved the cute bond that Lovage had with Bubs and thought the characters were both wholesome.
Favourite Quote:
"I've been showing solidarity with women's issues my whole life. There's always been some hot topic that all the girls was dying to talk about. When I was a kid, it was when you'd have your first period, although we didn't hardly know what a period was. We chatted a lot about our new breasts, because big or small, nobody was content with what nature sent them. First bras was a very big deal. Once we'd got our boobs under control, we had to decide how many visits to the cinema you could make a boy pay before you let him put his hand up your jumper. For a while it was going on the Pill and losing our cherries, then for years we talked about nothing but weddings and saving up for our first homes. That part was fun. Babies come along next, which was a bit up and down, but once you'd popped a couple, you were into your stride. Then after all that, once we'd done it ourselves, we had to watch our daughters go through it again."
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