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Amanda Coreishy's avatar

also, I'm so ancient, I had to look up the meaning of 'inspo'.

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Simi Sidhu Writes's avatar

I only came across ‘inspo’ last year when I first started using social media properly - very late starter. I’ve written my next newsletter about making friends on the internet in mid-life!

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Amanda Coreishy's avatar

I’ve been using social media since 2009 and I don’t think I’ve ever used it ‘properly’. I come up with constructive ideas but don’t follow through for very long. Takes a lot of focus and energy to be constructive on social media. :-)

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Simi Sidhu Writes's avatar

Yes it does!

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Joanna Milne 🏺's avatar

Thanks for this Article - I have saved it. My favourite read: ‘Waking the Women.’ 100 pages. Perimenopause themed.

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a novel or a memoir. More a philosophical deep spiritual dive into perimenopause - seeing it not as a decay but as a rebirth. It gave me so much energy. Loved it. Reviewed it on here in Phoenix tales - my second SS - in August.

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Simi Sidhu Writes's avatar

Thanks Joanna - I’d love to read your review if you don’t mind dropping a link here?

I like the idea of rebirth and that’s how I’ve seen my 40s. Letting go of a version of myself that no longer felt true and not letting the fear of judgement hold me back.

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Marci Cornett's avatar

I recently read Go as a River after it was recommended by a friend (one of my favorite ways to find new reads). I found myself wanting to become a self-reliant owner of a peach farm.

All the divided reactions to All Fours definitely has me curious! If only to find out which way I'll lean.

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Simi Sidhu Writes's avatar

I’m glad I read All Fours without any preconceptions! Let me know what you think when you read it.

I’m definitely with you on the peach farm!

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Amanda Coreishy's avatar

I'd like to read The Mercies and All Fours as well as Neema Shah's book - though I'm still to read Kololo Hill and want to read that one first! Right now I'm reading Claire Adam's 'Love Forms' and then I want to turn to the books I have on the kindle app - so I can holiday without the weight of paper books!

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Simi Sidhu Writes's avatar

Would love to hear your thoughts when you get round to reading The Mercies and All Fours. I’ll look up Claire Adam - she’s a new author for me. Even though my kindle is already stuffed, I’ll be downloading a few more before my holidays!

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Amanda Coreishy's avatar

She’s a writer who uses description to create mood while writing in a straightforward spare way. I read ‘Golden Child’ years ago and can still remember the dark, tragic mood and the way it made me feel. ‘Love Forms’ has very different characters and a very different story line but the mood of the protagonist, her temperament even, is so well conveyed.

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Simi Sidhu Writes's avatar

Sounds like an author I’d enjoy reading!

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