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Where Do I Go From Here?: A hilarious and moving new novel for fans of Lucy Vine and Mhairi McFarlane!
Life was telling her no. Now it's time to say yes.
Seffy's ripping up the to-do list she's lived by her whole adult life. The world is telling her she needs to find a husband, get a promotion, and start a family. Her social media is wall-to-wall engagement and new baby pictures, but none of them are hers - and she's tired of trying.
But don't feel sorry for Seffy. She's booked a one-way plane ticket and it's finally time to put herself first. With a new to-do list, she plans to join the mile-high club, meet a hot stranger and try magic mushrooms - all before she's thirty.
With the whole world at her feet, where does she go from here?
***
PRAISE FOR INDIA RIGG
'A triumph!' Abigail Mann
'All kinds of wonderful' Sarah Bonner
'Moves you to tears and makes you laugh' Chloe Timms
'Painfully relatable' Amy Lavelle
Readers LOVE India Rigg!
'Heartwrenching and heartwarming' ***** Reader Review
'Moves you to tears and makes you laugh' ***** Reader Review
'Such a great story!' ***** Reader Review
'Hilariously funny' ***** Reader Review
'Broke my heart and pieced it back together' ***** Reader Review
Seffy's ripping up the to-do list she's lived by her whole adult life. The world is telling her she needs to find a husband, get a promotion, and start a family. Her social media is wall-to-wall engagement and new baby pictures, but none of them are hers - and she's tired of trying.
But don't feel sorry for Seffy. She's booked a one-way plane ticket and it's finally time to put herself first. With a new to-do list, she plans to join the mile-high club, meet a hot stranger and try magic mushrooms - all before she's thirty.
With the whole world at her feet, where does she go from here?
***
PRAISE FOR INDIA RIGG
'A triumph!' Abigail Mann
'All kinds of wonderful' Sarah Bonner
'Moves you to tears and makes you laugh' Chloe Timms
'Painfully relatable' Amy Lavelle
Readers LOVE India Rigg!
'Heartwrenching and heartwarming' ***** Reader Review
'Moves you to tears and makes you laugh' ***** Reader Review
'Such a great story!' ***** Reader Review
'Hilariously funny' ***** Reader Review
'Broke my heart and pieced it back together' ***** Reader Review
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Published March 9, 2023
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March 4, 2023
What a read!
TW - loss, early miscarriage, infertility
Seffy is a woman about to hit thirty. She's divorced, childless, with a job that sucks the life out of her.
Thanks to her best friend, she ends up on a sabbatical to reflect upon her life and add to her Thirty Before Thirty bucket list.
Parallel to the present-day story is a journal of her year trying to conceive with her then-husband.
It took me longer than usual to read this book since it is focused so much on Seffy's infertility journey, and some parts made me quite emotional.
Social media and the habit of sharing your good news and perfect life over the realities mean that often you are presented with image upon image and post upon post of people achieving exactly what you are struggling with. Even though you want to be happy, it is tough, sometimes, to be able to smile through the pain.
I felt this pain with Seffy but also saw her growth as she travels and meets different people who make her realise that her life doesn't have to be incomplete just because her journey to motherhood will never be a simple one.
TW - loss, early miscarriage, infertility
Seffy is a woman about to hit thirty. She's divorced, childless, with a job that sucks the life out of her.
Thanks to her best friend, she ends up on a sabbatical to reflect upon her life and add to her Thirty Before Thirty bucket list.
Parallel to the present-day story is a journal of her year trying to conceive with her then-husband.
It took me longer than usual to read this book since it is focused so much on Seffy's infertility journey, and some parts made me quite emotional.
Social media and the habit of sharing your good news and perfect life over the realities mean that often you are presented with image upon image and post upon post of people achieving exactly what you are struggling with. Even though you want to be happy, it is tough, sometimes, to be able to smile through the pain.
I felt this pain with Seffy but also saw her growth as she travels and meets different people who make her realise that her life doesn't have to be incomplete just because her journey to motherhood will never be a simple one.
February 28, 2023
A dual story about a marriage unraveling due to infertility and traveling to deal with the trauma of infertility.
What do you do when you feel as if your body betrays you?
Experiencing different situations and cultures meeting different people. Opening to the hurt and still moving forward.
Hard to read in places and it should be but still has the message of hope.
What do you do when you feel as if your body betrays you?
Experiencing different situations and cultures meeting different people. Opening to the hurt and still moving forward.
Hard to read in places and it should be but still has the message of hope.
March 1, 2023
Thanks to Hodder & Stoughton and Netgalley for a review copy of this book. This is a novel of one woman’s journey to accept her infertility and understand who she really is and not how she perceives others identify her.
Seffy is approaching thirty and the mental list of all the things she planned for her life has many ticks, but the most important one, having a baby, she has just learned, is out of reach. That discovery sends her on a downward spiral that results in divorce and alienating herself from everyone. The only thing that seems possible to halt the downward trajectory is a sabbatical from her high pressured, but successful job and to go travelling. The journey becomes not only physical but emotional as she fights towards a better understanding of herself. Structured around both her present day journey and her past filtered through a kind of journal, the reader slowly comes to understand how Seffy’s past shaped her present. Both in this past and present are many heartfelt and extremely moving moments, some that will resonate with any woman who has struggled to have children. All in all in makes for a very satisfying and rewarding story that often shows great insight.
Seffy is approaching thirty and the mental list of all the things she planned for her life has many ticks, but the most important one, having a baby, she has just learned, is out of reach. That discovery sends her on a downward spiral that results in divorce and alienating herself from everyone. The only thing that seems possible to halt the downward trajectory is a sabbatical from her high pressured, but successful job and to go travelling. The journey becomes not only physical but emotional as she fights towards a better understanding of herself. Structured around both her present day journey and her past filtered through a kind of journal, the reader slowly comes to understand how Seffy’s past shaped her present. Both in this past and present are many heartfelt and extremely moving moments, some that will resonate with any woman who has struggled to have children. All in all in makes for a very satisfying and rewarding story that often shows great insight.
January 29, 2024
Where do I go From Here is a real journey of discovery type of book and I really enjoyed it.
Trigger warning – early miscarriage and infertility.
Seffy is a woman about to hit thirty and she's divorced, childless and in a job that is sucking the life out of her.
Thanks to her best friend, she takes a sabbatical from her job to reflect upon her life and add to her Thirty Before Thirty bucket list.
I really related to Seffy in that longing for a child and how it can completely consume you and drive a wedge between you and your husband.
Like Seffy I also had a Thirty Before Thirty bucket list but mine was much more low-key than hers and I unfortunately did not jet off on a sabbatical!
The story is told through the present day story and also a journal of her trying to conceive with her then-husband, the entries become more and more upsetting as the year goes on.
I found this quite an emotional read but there were lots of laughs and lighter moments too.
The two friends she met in the hostel sounded like brilliant fun young women.
Seffy goes on such a journey in this story both physically and emotionally. And I really felt like I’d been transported away with her.
This book also serves a stark reminder about social media and the pressure to showcase the good times and how sharing your life milestones can have such a negative impact on others.
When we were trying to conceive every baby announcement felt like a kick to the stomach and every time I saw someone complaining about their child I felt so envious and angry that they didn’t realise how lucky they were.
Although at times this wasn’t an easy read, there’s so many humorous and lighter moments as Seffy works through her bucket list and an ending full of hope.
Many thanks to NetGalley, and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Trigger warning – early miscarriage and infertility.
Seffy is a woman about to hit thirty and she's divorced, childless and in a job that is sucking the life out of her.
Thanks to her best friend, she takes a sabbatical from her job to reflect upon her life and add to her Thirty Before Thirty bucket list.
I really related to Seffy in that longing for a child and how it can completely consume you and drive a wedge between you and your husband.
Like Seffy I also had a Thirty Before Thirty bucket list but mine was much more low-key than hers and I unfortunately did not jet off on a sabbatical!
The story is told through the present day story and also a journal of her trying to conceive with her then-husband, the entries become more and more upsetting as the year goes on.
I found this quite an emotional read but there were lots of laughs and lighter moments too.
The two friends she met in the hostel sounded like brilliant fun young women.
Seffy goes on such a journey in this story both physically and emotionally. And I really felt like I’d been transported away with her.
This book also serves a stark reminder about social media and the pressure to showcase the good times and how sharing your life milestones can have such a negative impact on others.
When we were trying to conceive every baby announcement felt like a kick to the stomach and every time I saw someone complaining about their child I felt so envious and angry that they didn’t realise how lucky they were.
Although at times this wasn’t an easy read, there’s so many humorous and lighter moments as Seffy works through her bucket list and an ending full of hope.
Many thanks to NetGalley, and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
February 28, 2023
Reading Seffy story, remind me why i no longer using fb. It hard to be happy when someone else get the thing you dream of and that thing always end with question why not me Compare yourself to other will bring ungreatful thinking, sometimes it is nice to compare for introspection. I really enjoy Seffy journey! thirty under thirty bucket list! And each places she goes have different story to tell! The most important thing is Seffy find herself, reconnet again with herself, work trough her trauma, forgive and love herself.
Thank you to NetGalley for provide this book, it is pleasure to review this book.
#WhereDoIGoFromHere #IndiaRigg #HodderStoughton #NetGalley #ARC
Thank you to NetGalley for provide this book, it is pleasure to review this book.
#WhereDoIGoFromHere #IndiaRigg #HodderStoughton #NetGalley #ARC
May 20, 2023
Where Do I Go From Here? is an entertaining but emotional read, the story of one woman’s journey to figure out what she really wants from life.
Seffy is 29 with a successful high-pressure career in finance. But what she really wants is to be a mother and when that seems to be an impossible dream and her marriage ends in divorce, she decides to take a sabbatical, go travelling and try and fulfil her Thirty before Thirty bucket list.
Told through her travels as she tries to live in the moment, and a retrospective journal that details her struggles to get pregnant, we begin to understand how much her past has shaped her present. With a stark reminder about social media and the pressure created by others portrayal of the supposedly perfect life, this is a book that isn’t always easy to read, but with plenty of humorous moments as she works through, and adds to, her bucket list and an ending full of hope it’s one that I very much enjoyed.
Seffy is 29 with a successful high-pressure career in finance. But what she really wants is to be a mother and when that seems to be an impossible dream and her marriage ends in divorce, she decides to take a sabbatical, go travelling and try and fulfil her Thirty before Thirty bucket list.
Told through her travels as she tries to live in the moment, and a retrospective journal that details her struggles to get pregnant, we begin to understand how much her past has shaped her present. With a stark reminder about social media and the pressure created by others portrayal of the supposedly perfect life, this is a book that isn’t always easy to read, but with plenty of humorous moments as she works through, and adds to, her bucket list and an ending full of hope it’s one that I very much enjoyed.
March 29, 2023
A truly heartfelt story of love, marriage, loss and friendship.
Seffy is 30-something with no children, an ex-husband, and a soul-sucking job. Thanks to a friend, she goes on a trip to change her life.
This is definitely an emotional read as it deals with some tough topics, like miscarriage, infertility, and marriage breakdown. It also highlights the dangers of social media (and it's why I hate the glossy, fake 'influencer' world).
However, the ending is perfect, and overall, it's beautifully written.
Seffy is 30-something with no children, an ex-husband, and a soul-sucking job. Thanks to a friend, she goes on a trip to change her life.
This is definitely an emotional read as it deals with some tough topics, like miscarriage, infertility, and marriage breakdown. It also highlights the dangers of social media (and it's why I hate the glossy, fake 'influencer' world).
However, the ending is perfect, and overall, it's beautifully written.
April 3, 2023
This is a entertaining book about Seffy who works for a very demanding boss and wants a promotion before she is thirty, she is also struggling to get pregnant and then her husband Luke wants a divorce.
Seffy is feeling down hearted so her friends tell her to ask for a sabbatical from her job and that is what she does and goes travelling.
I enjoyed Seffy's adventures meeting new people and discovering nre things.
Highly recommend.
Seffy is feeling down hearted so her friends tell her to ask for a sabbatical from her job and that is what she does and goes travelling.
I enjoyed Seffy's adventures meeting new people and discovering nre things.
Highly recommend.
May 20, 2023
When you're a person likes order and routines, what do you do when your plans don't work out?
Seffy and Luke are happily married, both have great jobs infact they have everything except a baby. It's not only destroying their relationship but Seffy's mental health is suffering too.
Through the pages we see how she tries to deal with the situation, her past and her future come to the forefront.
A great easy read.
Seffy and Luke are happily married, both have great jobs infact they have everything except a baby. It's not only destroying their relationship but Seffy's mental health is suffering too.
Through the pages we see how she tries to deal with the situation, her past and her future come to the forefront.
A great easy read.
July 19, 2023
I'm way past 30 and have grown up children. For a random pick this was a good book. Enjoyed the read and hope others do too.
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