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How To Break Your Own Heart

par Maggie Alderson

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Amelia Bradlow seems to have everything she needs to be happy - a handsome husband, a beautiful home, money, good looks and a glamour job. Everything, that is, except the thing she wants most - a baby. Ed, her husband, is funny, affectionate and sophisticated but simply not interested in parenthood. He likes his life neat and tidy. And he likes having a wife who attends solely to his needs. As she approaches 37, Amelia is faced with a life-changing decision, aided and abetted by Kiki, her hopelessly disorganised but ridiculously rich friend. Should Amelia stay in her nearly happy marriage, or expose herself to the vagaries of single life and the distant possibility of meeting someone who wants to start a family?… (plus d'informations)

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This was alright, typical chicklit. I thought it was going to be a lot better than it was. It was very long and kind of dragged. Amelia annoyed me - she was ridiculously indecisive. Make your decision and stick with it. And I felt it was pretty unfair to Ed - it wasn't like he hadn't been open about not wanting kids. Plus I didn't like the other love interest. Overall 2 stars. (

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funstm | Feb 19, 2023 |

I've read this book before. I realized it when I was inserted the third CD but the reader of the audio book is so good I decided to listen to it this time. I found myself laughing out loud and participating in the book as the reader does a fantastic job with different voices and emotions. If you haven't read this book, I highly recommend it as an audio book, you will be wonderfully entertained. (

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MHanover10 | Jul 10, 2016 |

This was a fun easy read. Inspired by her friend Kiki starts on a new adventure. (

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lberriman | Mar 5, 2011 |

Amelia desperately wants a baby and time is running out. She has to decide whether to stay with her husband who definitely does not want children or breaking up, hoping she will find someone who does want to have children with her.
Some really "out there" characters included who move in circles most of us don't. (

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reeread | Jan 31, 2010 |

This is a pleasant summer holiday read- chick lit with a bit more substance. Please don't let the blurb on the back fool you- this is not so much about Amelia's trying to decide if she should leave her husband, but how she got there in the first place. There are some quirky characters and some that could be more fleshed out to make the reader 'feel' a bit more for them (eg. Sonny, Hermione). I also found Amelia's change in career a bit forced, especially Kiki's 'oh my goodness I have such a total life-changing problem' as it seemed to come out of nowhere.
But please don't let this put your off- it's a lovely way to spend your holiday reading time. Just don't expect a life changer ;) (

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Amelia Bradlow seems to have everything she needs to be happy - a handsome husband, a beautiful home, money, good looks and a glamour job. Everything, that is, except the thing she wants most - a baby. Ed, her husband, is funny, affectionate and sophisticated but simply not interested in parenthood. He likes his life neat and tidy. And he likes having a wife who attends solely to his needs. As she approaches 37, Amelia is faced with a life-changing decision, aided and abetted by Kiki, her hopelessly disorganised but ridiculously rich friend. Should Amelia stay in her nearly happy marriage, or expose herself to the vagaries of single life and the distant possibility of meeting someone who wants to start a family?

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