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Quilt on Fire
- The Messy Magic of Friends, Sex & Love
- Narrated by: Christie Watson
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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There is something raw in the fault lines, something wilder and more mysterious. There is beauty in the falling apart, a less polished, more honest version of expression.
In her early 20s, Christie Watson was convinced she'd found her soulmate, in a glowing flash of light that turned out to be her tealights setting her quilt on fire. Twenty years later, her bed is burning once again...as she wakes in a perimenopausal sweat, night after night.
This is the story of her journey through mid-life: of the joy of letting go and the pain of the morning after, of the unstoppable power of female friendship and the struggle to raise teenagers as a single parent. It lays bare the exhilaration, agony, wonder and fears of being a middle-aged woman with a wild heart, a changing body and a new set of challenges. And as her world takes on a different shape, there's something else she starts to feel: the hot flush of possibility.
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"I adore Christie Watson. Quilt on Fire is full of her trademark candour, compassion and humour. A wildly entertaining—and necessary book." (Elizabeth Day)
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- MS R.
- 04-11-23
Necessary reading for any woman aged around 40!
Loved the no nonsense of the author. Am now going to read her novels. Thank you.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-06-22
Poignant, funny and wise.
Really enjoyed this book. Wise musings on the mess of midlife. And top tips on how to be Mum of the Year! There’s a gear change when COVID intervenes but Christie deftly relates these experiences back to midlife, without this feeling contrived or sacrificing the central theme of the book.
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- Ms
- 19-06-22
interesting
There were parts of this book that I really enjoyed and could identify with - others less so. It crosses several genres including memoir, academic/textbook as well as novel. She has been open, honest and frank about her thoughts, emotions and feelings. Her writing style is clear and I like the way she weaves her 'academic' research into her own lived experience. I think it was a little bit too long and was verging on the woo woo and self-indulgent towards the end. Nevertheless I respect her prerogative to express herself in this highly artistic and poetic register. Overall, an interesting and insightful read (or listen) and I don't feel as if I wasted my time completing the text.
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- Nicolle
- 25-06-22
Fantastic and honest
Just finished this brilliant book( ilIt was funny, yet factual and the author showed the menopause in the context of everyday life (parents, work, love and friendship) and how every woman’s experience is different. Great writing.
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- Elie
- 28-06-22
A truly wonderful book
What a book. It is about menopause and midlife and full of wise words on these topics. But there’s more. Warm, witty, beautiful and moving i loved this book. It’s about living through midlife, about life in all its peculiar, messy, difficult, silly, amazing ways. It’s about love - for romance, friendship, children and yourself. I long to join the girls - Christie, Orla and especially Joy - a wonderful example of nominative determinism. Get this book. It’s wonderful. Thank you Christie.
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- J. Wren
- 04-05-23
Often deeply insightful
An interesting personal account of perimenopause and its impact, this book ranges over topics and life experiences seen from a post-midlife perspective. Sometimes very funny, slightly repetitive, but still worth a listen, this is not a manual but a personal, informed recollection and reflection. The narration by the author was uneven and the book might have been carried better by another narrator. I’d still recommend it though.
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- Kerchat
- 19-08-22
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Struggled to finish this book, really slow and boring and not enlightening about the menopause at all. Kept waiting for it to start but it was just a long ramble of navel-gazing right to the end. Strangely read also, the author/narrator seemed to adopt a child's voice which didn't match the subject matter.
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