She has suffered some serious loss and faced several challenges but brings humor to sharing many of her experiences. Pritchett is self-deprecating to the maximum – For example, I love the way she describes her shoulders as “Muppet Shoulders”. Winning a prestigious award, she agonized over receiving free gifts after the ceremony (It was an excruciating experience.

And, reading other reviews, people seem to think the author’s names for parents, partner and kids are hilarious, I thought the opposite. It also means it's hard to put down because when the chapters are so short you think, just one more.Katherine Parkinson of the IT Crowd is the perfect narrator for this book, she truly acts the role she is portraying. Zupełnie nie ma w nim czasu na przetrawienie ich, bo zanim się człowiek zatrzyma to już jest 5 historyjek dalej. Told with warmth, pace and humour, it touches on dark areas while remaining both engaging and touching. to embracing womanhood (One way of knowing you have crossed from girlhood to womanhood is that men stop furtively masturbating at you from bushes and start shouting things at you from cars) to becoming a mother (Birth is a beautiful thing, if your idea of beauty is a tractor pulling a combine harvester out of your vagina), Georgia Pritchett’s memoir takes us through a life lived anxiously. Beginning with memories from far back in her childhood through her teenage years up to the present, Pritchett strings together anecdotes and musings about her life.

From worrying about the monsters under her bed as a child, to embracing womanhood, to being offered free gifts after an award ceremony, worry has accompanied her at every turn. This memoir, told in gloriously comic vignettes, is an utterly joyful reflection on living – and sometimes thriving (sometimes not) – with anxiety. my toast popped out of the toaster and, simultaneously, a flaming mouse was catapulted out of the other side. Overall I am glad I read this and feel like it helped to see anxiety so clearly understood by someone else, as it helped me feel less alone in my anxiety.one way of knowing you have crossed from girlhood to womanhood is that men stop furtively masturbating at you from bushes and start shouting things at you from cars. This is something I didn’t think would be possible when I compare my life (pottering round in Cheshire) with hers (pottering round the White House with celebrities). to an awkward adolescence and then on to adulthood and all the anxiety-ridden problems that brings, it is both poignant and funny. I liked the anecdotal style as I felt it was reflective of an anxious overthinking brain so it felt right. I’m always on the lookout for books that make me laugh and – as it made me giggle to myself in Waterstones – this one hit the spot in seconds.

The book begins as a recollection of a childhood filled with anxiety and grows into an exploration of the joys and intense challenges of professional and family life (and of course their inevitable intersections). It feels very personal and honest, and I really liked that - although at times I was desperate for a bit more structure and a widening explanation of things. This memoir is a joyful reflection on just how to live – and sometimes even thrive (sometimes not) – with anxiety.This has everything you could ever want in a book – hamsters, one-legged action men, the queen, budgies, questionable fashion choices, Robertson’s Giant Limb, the word ‘vagina’ and Jimmy Osmond. From the earliest recollection, we have feelings of anxiety and fear, as well as a few laughs along the way. My Mess Is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety is a compilation of her concerns, written down in response to a suggestion by a therapist, whose help she sought to address her anxiety. With classics such as Ted Hughes's The Iron Man and award-winners including Emma Carroll's Letters from the Lighthouse, Faber Children's Books brings you the best in picture books, young reads and classics. News from Nowhere will not obtain personal information from other organisations, and will not share, pass on or sell personal information that we hold about individuals to anyone else.