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REVIEW
By Nell Klein
THE WOMAN I WAS BEFORE
By Kerry Fisher
This book is the tale of three different women who live on the same street
and follow each other’s lives on Facebook. There’s single mother Kate Jones
and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Daisy. Then there’s stay-at-home mom
Gisela and her hardworking husband, Jack, and their two children, Ollie, 19,
and Hannah, 16. Lastly, we have career woman Sally and her equally career
minded husband, Chris. On Facebook, all of these women look like they have
perfect, fabulous lives and each one is jealous of the other. What they don’t
know about each other is that each one of these women’s lives are a sham,
although they don’t know it at the time.
First there’s Kate. She’s a hardworking paramedic supporting a teenage
daughter on her own. What her neighbors don’t know is that Kate Jones is
not her real name and that she and Daisy (also not her real name) are running
from something from their past lives that we eventually find out about.
Then there’s Gisela and her happy family. What the other women don’t
know (and actually Gisela doesn’t know, but will find out the hard way) is that
her husband and his business is on very shaky ground and Gisela’s spending
habits are going to become a major issue.
Last there’s Sally and her jet-set life and all she wants is a baby, but her
husband Chris won’t even think about it. No way is a stinking baby going to
interfere with his life!
The book goes through the day-to-day routines of these not-so-ordinary
families. Daisy and Hannah become inseparable friends and all of the women
begin to lean on each other and begin to share their troubles with each other.
Gisela has neighborhood parties that bring all of the families together or
they get together at each other’s houses to bitch and moan about their lives.
But when Kate is called to the scene of a terrible car accident, that’s when
everything begins to spiral out of control for these three women’s lives and
Kate’s own secrets begin to unravel.
In the end, none of the children in the story turn out the way their parents
intended and none of the happy lives on Facebook turn out the way anybody
thought they would (although Kate and her upsetting past may qualify for the
happiest ending). You just never know what goes on behind closed doors!
I had a great time reading this book. The author puts a comical spin on
these women’s lives and it makes you root for the underdogs of the story. I
give it four roses, not because there’s anything wrong with the story, but it’s
based in England. Even though I have read a whole bunch of books lately
based in England, I still have some problems deciphering the meaning of
some words. I’m used to some of the more common ones like loo (bathroom),
torch (flashlight), tube (subway), caravan (trailer), knickers (underwear),
crisps (potato chips) and shagging (boinking) just to name a few. But there
were some I never heard of and it took me a minute to figure out what they
were saying, like chillies, roasties, rucksack, fairy cakes and garibaldi. But
when they got into A Level, C Term and A*GCSEs, I totally gave up on what
grade these kids were in!
All-in-all I really liked the book and although it’s technically a “chick book,”
I think anyone would enjoy reading it. So, give it a try!
And in the meantime, read a book. If it’s a good read, pass it on!
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