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I was born in the 70s — the 70s were great. I would recommend them to anyone.

I was also born in Birmingham — in my humble opinion the greatest city in the world with the nicest people too.

I used to live in London — a great city too. But a bit on the pricey side.

I also used to live in Manchester — another great city (although technically I lived in Salford which is next door but that’s sort of splitting hairs).

Before I went to university I wanted to be a social worker — I have no idea why. It didn’t last long.

After I left university I wanted to write for the NME — I’ve always loved music but it was only when I went to uni that it started loving me back. I can’t play any instruments or sing so writing about music seemed to make sense.

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Turning 40

New Book: Turning 40

Here's the jacket for the new book, Turning 40 (out July 4th), the sequel to the bestselling Turning Thirty, taking up the story ten years on...

And here's the blurb!

How to turn forty:
1. Set yourself a personal challenge.
2. Clear wardrobe of all age-inappropriate clothing.
3. Relax.

How not to turn forty:
1. Have a complete meltdown . . .

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	All the Lonely People 4.16 avg rating — 32,380 ratings — published 2020 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Half a World Away 4.13 avg rating — 25,670 ratings — published 2019 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man I Think I Know 4.21 avg rating — 16,153 ratings — published 2018 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Museum of Ordinary People 3.85 avg rating — 15,417 ratings — published 2022 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The One That Got Away 3.46 avg rating — 16,627 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	My Legendary Girlfriend 3.40 avg rating — 3,444 ratings — published 1998 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hope Family Calendar 4.05 avg rating — 2,604 ratings — published 2016 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr. Commitment 3.61 avg rating — 2,847 ratings — published 1999 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Turning Thirty 3.54 avg rating — 2,779 ratings — published 2001 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I'm telling you this for one reason and one reason only: No matter how sure you are of someone's love, it's always nice to hear it.”
― Mike Gayle, Turning Thirty

tags: affection, affirmation, confirmation, love, lovers, nice, reason

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“In a relationship the details are everything because they remind you - just when you need to be reminded the most - why you fell in love with someone in the first place.”
― Mike Gayle, His 'n' Hers

tags: details, love, reminders

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“Good things could happen to not so bad people.”
― Mike Gayle, My Legendary Girlfriend

tags: karma, life, people

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June BoTM Side Read Nominations ~ 1st Poll
Top books move onto final poll.

We Are the Brennans

by Tracey Lange

6 votes, 19.4%

The Things We Cannot Say

by Kelly Rimmer

5 votes, 16.1%

All the Dangerous Things

by Stacy Willingham

5 votes, 16.1%

The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

by Allison Pataki

3 votes, 9.7%

The Twyford Code

by Janice Hallett

3 votes, 9.7%

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

by Elle Cosimano

3 votes, 9.7%

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

by Sherman Alexie

3 votes, 9.7%

All the Lonely People

by Mike Gayle

2 votes, 6.5%

Bomb Shelter

by Mary Laura Philpott

1 vote, 3.2%

One of Us Is Next

by Karen M. McManus

0 votes, 0.0%

31 total votes

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