Product Description

The first year of the rest of her life? A tipsy confession of infidelity during their engagement hadn t been the best start to Sarah's marriage. It had taken Paul O'Brian five years to propose, and even then he'd made only occasional guest appearances in Sarah's bed so how could he complain? Now, five years and one child later, Paul had decided it was time to cut their losses. What had happened to them? Weren't they once the perfect couple? Thrown into a state of denial, then self-doubt, followed by determination not to go under without a fight, Sarah is catapulted into an unforgettable last year of being married.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #240454 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review
'Bridget Jones was, of course, the last word in chick-lit diaries. However, Tucker gives the genre new legs with this humorous account of sassy Sarah Giles caught between a celibate relationship with City banker Paul and an erotic office flirtation with a man called John Wayne.' --The Mirror on The Last Year of Being

'A gritty and emotional diary about the complexities involved when leaving the singleton's life behind.' --Heat on The Last Year of Being Single

'Tucker's lively debut will appeal to young women experiencing their own confusing times.' --Booklist on The Last Year of Being Single

About the Author
Sarah Tucker is an award-winning travel journalist, broadcaster and author. A presenter for the BBC Holiday programme and travel writer for the Guardian newspaper and The Times, she is the author of Have Toddler, Will Travel and Have Baby, Will Travel. She has also presented award-winning documentaries for the Discovery channel. Sarah lives in Richmond, Surrey and France with her son. Find out more about Sarah at www.mirabooks.co.uk/sarahtucker

Customer Reviews

A frank and honest novel - dependence to independence
I enjoyed this book. It is at times both raw and touching, dealing as it does with the irrevocable breakdown of a marriage and eventual resurfacing into a life if independence. Sarah Tucker guides the narrative from the initial breakdown to a conclusion which is as positive as it is sunny.

Doesn't even deserve the one star!
The thing. With this book. That makes it. Rather annoying. Is the way the sentences. Are all chopped up. Like this!
The writing style is beyond annoying. It is just impossible to be able to read this with any sort of flow. Dialogue is written not in prose, but like a play which is very odd for a novel. It just doesn't work and makes the story very stop-start.
However, my dislike of the book doesn't just end with the writing style. The main character is not very likeable and the way she behaves with various men is not what you would consider to be heroine like. The language is pretty graphic in places especially during the sex scenes. Now i'm no prude, nor am I old or stuffy (I'm 21!) but the sex scenes read like a 15 year old on the school bus discussing sex - very crude and as far removed from sexy as possible!
Not at all recommended - a real let-down