It's clear from the very detailed acknowledgements at the back that the author has worked hard to make it as authentic as possible by consulting people with more knowledge about specific elements. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. sleeping at her friend's house and then moves into a dilapidated old hotel that a group of activists are trying to turn into a community centre. I even felt myself get a tiny bit emotional near the end, and considering I’m a reading robot, that’s a surprise for me.

That said, I am a fan of Issy Sutty and her writing, and her handling of trauma in the novel was tackled with sensitivity and realism. Having been spoiled by the joyous radio series 'Isy Suttie's Love Letters', reading her writing without the addition of her wonderful narration meant that it took a little while for me to get into this book. More generally, I wish we'd stop getting novels where the female protagonists are lost, helpless oftentimes privileged women who cannot figure their life out. I would recommend this book to All - very Entertaining and made especially so by Isy herself narrating - Isy has such an insight into All of us…. I really did enjoy the first part of this book, I laughed out loud and enjoyed finding out more about Jane.Jane Is Trying is Isy Suttie's first novel but her voice has the easy, warm confidence of someone whose been at the lark for yonks; slyly funny, gently incisive, compassionate yes but with just enough wicked accuracy about the process of growing up and getting things wrong to make it painfully true. Suttie has created a charming world of oddballs (and their even odder parents) I miss them all already!

Instead, she keeps referring to herself as a worrier (a worrier who's not concerned about taking antidepressants, funnily enough). I also enjoyed the ending, and how it didn't exactly follow the predictable ending I was expecting, but instead felt like Jane making some 'happy compromises', which felt like quite a wholesome ending.We shared a bottle of prosecco and watched Billie Piper’s film Rare Beasts, then fell asleep because we’ve all got young kids. Loved the depiction of OCD, always in the background like a thread running through the story, but not a total defining personality trait. I wasn’t sure going how much of the book would be fertility talk, but it wasn’t a huge amount of the story.

By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file.The character depiction is very similar to Love Letters, which I liked, but I just couldn’t root for the main character.