The Happiness Project by Pippa James
Alison’s perfect world has fallen apart. Her beloved larger than life mother-in-law, Maggie, has just passed away. Every afternoon they’d talk and laugh over a pot of tea - and Maggie was secretly the glue that held Alison’s family together. Now she’s trying to figure out a future without her…
With a little help from her two best friends, Alison resolves to try and find her happy place and be more Maggie. Vowing to step outside of their comfort zones and make the most of every day, the three women each have their own challenges to overcome in the year ahead - a baby on the way, a romance to save and a much-needed confidence boost.
But as Alison finds herself drinking more wine than she ever has in her life and signing up for an extreme sports charity event, she starts to wonder if this is really the change she needed in her life? Or will she re-discover her happiness closer to home?
With a little help from her two best friends, Alison resolves to try and find her happy place and be more Maggie. Vowing to step outside of their comfort zones and make the most of every day, the three women each have their own challenges to overcome in the year ahead - a baby on the way, a romance to save and a much-needed confidence boost.
But as Alison finds herself drinking more wine than she ever has in her life and signing up for an extreme sports charity event, she starts to wonder if this is really the change she needed in her life? Or will she re-discover her happiness closer to home?
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My review...
When you whoop for joy at the end of a book you know the author has created something special. I completely loved this book and devoured it in one day as it was too good to put down. The struggles of life, family and motherhood are an absolute mind field where rules change on a daily basis and everyone is a critic. This book highlights these issues with perfect humour and the right amount of tongue in cheek.
Now let me introduce you to the three leading ladies......Frankie is a perfect mess and my outright favourite. The chaos that is her life brought the best comic relief moments to the book and I found her haphazard approach to life endearing and heartwarming. Alison is striving for perfection but is her own worst enemy, but her journey throughout the book brought the most satisfaction in terms of growth and self acceptance. Kate was an instantly likeable character and I spent the majority of the book feeling indignation on her behalf. The joys of pregnancy knows no bounds but contrasting approaches to motherhood can only lead to disaster and my heart went out to her on many occasions.
The Happiness Project is an uplifting and feel good story that will leave you wanting more.....hint hint hint. I absolutely feel like these women have so much more to say and look forward to reading their next chapter in life in the near future.
About the author...
Growing up in Birmingham, Pippa James was never without at least one book on the go and therefore lived several different lives concurrently. As an adult, she would like to spend much of her time the same way, but she now lives a chaotic life in a small Derbyshire town with her husband and two children. Her writing is frequently interrupted by parenting duties and her day job as a teacher and the only way she can find a quiet space to think, is by taking her laptop to the pub to drink tea and write, which she does at every opportunity.
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