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You Get That From Me
You can't choose your family...
Stella thought she knew how her life would turn out. A stellar career, the perfect husband (not like her own good-for-nothing dad), two gorgeous children, a dog to take on muddy countryside walks. But here she is: forty, single, living with her mum and grandmother, and trying to choose the ideal sperm donor out of a catalogue.
Bonnie might be an expert in genetics, but she knows there are some things you shouldn't hand down to your children - like the secret of what really happened in her marriage forty years ago.
Florence has raised two generations of wonderful women in this house - but her life, and the story of her blissful marriage, are more complicated than she's ever admitted.
When all three women start writing down their stories for Stella's unborn child, the secrets and memories woven into the house begin to resurface. You can't choose your family - but maybe you can choose what you make of it...
Full of warmth, wisdom and laugh-out-loud humour, You Get That From Me is a story about love, mothers and daughters, and the unexpected paths that life can take us down
Stella thought she knew how her life would turn out. A stellar career, the perfect husband (not like her own good-for-nothing dad), two gorgeous children, a dog to take on muddy countryside walks. But here she is: forty, single, living with her mum and grandmother, and trying to choose the ideal sperm donor out of a catalogue.
Bonnie might be an expert in genetics, but she knows there are some things you shouldn't hand down to your children - like the secret of what really happened in her marriage forty years ago.
Florence has raised two generations of wonderful women in this house - but her life, and the story of her blissful marriage, are more complicated than she's ever admitted.
When all three women start writing down their stories for Stella's unborn child, the secrets and memories woven into the house begin to resurface. You can't choose your family - but maybe you can choose what you make of it...
Full of warmth, wisdom and laugh-out-loud humour, You Get That From Me is a story about love, mothers and daughters, and the unexpected paths that life can take us down
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Published March 9, 2023
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March 19, 2023
I’ve just finished this book and oh my goodness I was not expecting to enjoy it quite as much as I did. What a beautiful book. The cover depicts a romance novel but a romance novel it is not. This is the story of three women, daughter, mother and grandmother, who find themselves living together in a house that has been in their family for decades.
The daughter, Stella, longs for a child and now in her 40s and with a series of failed relationships she decides to have a baby by sperm donor. She gifts her mother and grandmother with a notebook to write down their stories for her unborn child. As they begin writing, memories come flooding to the surface, hidden secrets are revealed and their past lives are slowly unraveled. It would seem their lives were not quite as cut and dried as it had first appeared.
This book is unputdownable, the writing and storyline are fantastic and beautifully constructed as we read the women’s notebook entries whilst also going back and forth from past to present. It’s heartfelt, warm and loving and the characters are wonderful. These women have a really close connection, are completely supportive of one another. There is also lots of humour in there as well and some really comical laugh out loud moments.
I also enjoyed this author’s previous book, By This Time Tomorrow, which was also a great story. Definitely an author I will now be watching out for.
Thank you so much to the publisher for the gifted finished copy.
The daughter, Stella, longs for a child and now in her 40s and with a series of failed relationships she decides to have a baby by sperm donor. She gifts her mother and grandmother with a notebook to write down their stories for her unborn child. As they begin writing, memories come flooding to the surface, hidden secrets are revealed and their past lives are slowly unraveled. It would seem their lives were not quite as cut and dried as it had first appeared.
This book is unputdownable, the writing and storyline are fantastic and beautifully constructed as we read the women’s notebook entries whilst also going back and forth from past to present. It’s heartfelt, warm and loving and the characters are wonderful. These women have a really close connection, are completely supportive of one another. There is also lots of humour in there as well and some really comical laugh out loud moments.
I also enjoyed this author’s previous book, By This Time Tomorrow, which was also a great story. Definitely an author I will now be watching out for.
Thank you so much to the publisher for the gifted finished copy.
March 17, 2023
A lovely book with great characters
I thought this book was great. It's the first one I've read by this author but it definitely won't be the last.
It tells the story of three women (grandma, mother, daughter) and their struggles around having babies and getting pregnant.
Florence, born in the 1940s recalls how she almost gave her baby (Bonnie the mother) up. Bonnie tells of her unhappy marriage and her pregnancy with Stella. Stella decides she doesn't want a man but goes down the donor sperms route instead.
This goes back and forwards through each generation and I found myself loving all of the women equally.
A firm 5 🌟 from me.
I thought this book was great. It's the first one I've read by this author but it definitely won't be the last.
It tells the story of three women (grandma, mother, daughter) and their struggles around having babies and getting pregnant.
Florence, born in the 1940s recalls how she almost gave her baby (Bonnie the mother) up. Bonnie tells of her unhappy marriage and her pregnancy with Stella. Stella decides she doesn't want a man but goes down the donor sperms route instead.
This goes back and forwards through each generation and I found myself loving all of the women equally.
A firm 5 🌟 from me.
November 19, 2023
This was an absolutely beautiful surprise. I didn’t know what I was expecting from this, but it wasn’t the heart wrenching, heart warming, wonderful exploration of womanhood and family that I got. I struggled a little at the start and at first it seems very much like it’s going to be one of those lonely 40 year old woman midlife crisis stories (and look, there’s nothing wrong with them, I’m just not sure I’m always the target audience) but it became a wonderful story of 3 generations of women who succeeded despite the shit show that men and a male dominated world threw at them.
Florence and Bonnie’s stories as they progressed had my entire chest tightening and my heart swelling before Butterfield would rip it right out again - don’t get me started on when Oliver left to be with Janet or when Florence’s parents kept ignoring her reaching out after she’d had Bonnie. And the parallels between the stories even though they stemmed over three whole generations of family was such a lovely line throughout the narrative. I loved the hints of this history the setting provided - that house with the green door became so so important to me, from Florence first moving there when Martha took them in, to Stella finally fixing up the broken tiles and walls from Steven’s abuse, the house was a beautifully written setting and the perfect place to base these women’s stories out of. Stella, though the main character (I suppose?) was my least favourite, I found her cringe at times I think, but her story was still a whirlwind but an absolute joy. I loved that Butterfield wrote a woman who decided she was going to have a child, and her exploration of the donor situation was reallt insightful, humorous and heartwarming. I’m so glad Stella got little Harry, and the ending conclusion that nurture is just as important was a lovely little close off to her story arc (and Harry getting measured right between Stella and Bonnie at his 1st birthday, it was the sweetest.)
The “unreliable narration”, if you can call it that, we got from the letters, alongside the actual events, was a touch I really really enjoyed. I loved as readers that we started to realise things and piece together the real stories and the real life events with what we were given by the women themselves alongside the third person narration. It made the book better and better and better as you as a reader start realising things, and all of a sudden you can’t put the book down because you’re desperate to know if these women make it through or not. And the fact that they do, all with better insight and understanding of each other and their experiences as women, is the most wonderful ending without being too romanticised and unrealistic. And one of the best examples of that is the reintroduction of Oliver 40 years later - my little romantic heart was praying he’d come back, and when he turned up again I was so happy, but I loved that it wasn’t an immediate and idealised happy ending reunion for them, I loved that Bonnie let him have it, and now I know they ended up living in that nice little flat two tube stops away at some point, and that makes me very happy. Also, nothing makes me happier that there was no romantic arc for Stella, I was worried that Butterfield would try and bring a man in for her once she had Harry, but she didn’t, and she was still so fulfilled and so loved and a bloody brilliant mother. I got my romance fix from Henry and Oliver, I didn’t need a shoehorned in storyline for the woman who was slaying on her own.
This was a wonderful, heartwarming surprise of a book, I left a little piece of my heart with Florence, Bonnie, Stella and Harry in that house with the green door.
Florence and Bonnie’s stories as they progressed had my entire chest tightening and my heart swelling before Butterfield would rip it right out again - don’t get me started on when Oliver left to be with Janet or when Florence’s parents kept ignoring her reaching out after she’d had Bonnie. And the parallels between the stories even though they stemmed over three whole generations of family was such a lovely line throughout the narrative. I loved the hints of this history the setting provided - that house with the green door became so so important to me, from Florence first moving there when Martha took them in, to Stella finally fixing up the broken tiles and walls from Steven’s abuse, the house was a beautifully written setting and the perfect place to base these women’s stories out of. Stella, though the main character (I suppose?) was my least favourite, I found her cringe at times I think, but her story was still a whirlwind but an absolute joy. I loved that Butterfield wrote a woman who decided she was going to have a child, and her exploration of the donor situation was reallt insightful, humorous and heartwarming. I’m so glad Stella got little Harry, and the ending conclusion that nurture is just as important was a lovely little close off to her story arc (and Harry getting measured right between Stella and Bonnie at his 1st birthday, it was the sweetest.)
The “unreliable narration”, if you can call it that, we got from the letters, alongside the actual events, was a touch I really really enjoyed. I loved as readers that we started to realise things and piece together the real stories and the real life events with what we were given by the women themselves alongside the third person narration. It made the book better and better and better as you as a reader start realising things, and all of a sudden you can’t put the book down because you’re desperate to know if these women make it through or not. And the fact that they do, all with better insight and understanding of each other and their experiences as women, is the most wonderful ending without being too romanticised and unrealistic. And one of the best examples of that is the reintroduction of Oliver 40 years later - my little romantic heart was praying he’d come back, and when he turned up again I was so happy, but I loved that it wasn’t an immediate and idealised happy ending reunion for them, I loved that Bonnie let him have it, and now I know they ended up living in that nice little flat two tube stops away at some point, and that makes me very happy. Also, nothing makes me happier that there was no romantic arc for Stella, I was worried that Butterfield would try and bring a man in for her once she had Harry, but she didn’t, and she was still so fulfilled and so loved and a bloody brilliant mother. I got my romance fix from Henry and Oliver, I didn’t need a shoehorned in storyline for the woman who was slaying on her own.
This was a wonderful, heartwarming surprise of a book, I left a little piece of my heart with Florence, Bonnie, Stella and Harry in that house with the green door.
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December 30, 2022
What a beautiful book.
Stella is the youngest of three women living together. Three women, all from one family, each a generation apart.
Stella's mother, Bonnie, and her grandmother, Florence, along with Stella, reside in the house that has been their home for decades. It's the only home Bonnie and Stella have ever really known and the start of a lifetime of secrets that Florence started through no fault of her own.
As Stella reaches a certain age, she chooses to use a sperm donor to give her the child she longs for. A lot of research goes into the final decision of the donor, but as the story unravels, it becomes obvious that what she thought would be the best choice and the reasons for thinking that may not always be the right one.
Nature vs nurture is a strong theme, as well as family relationships.
Florence is extremely strong and resilient, and her concern for the women in her family is palpable. We all need a gran like her! Really enjoyed this.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for an ARC.
Stella is the youngest of three women living together. Three women, all from one family, each a generation apart.
Stella's mother, Bonnie, and her grandmother, Florence, along with Stella, reside in the house that has been their home for decades. It's the only home Bonnie and Stella have ever really known and the start of a lifetime of secrets that Florence started through no fault of her own.
As Stella reaches a certain age, she chooses to use a sperm donor to give her the child she longs for. A lot of research goes into the final decision of the donor, but as the story unravels, it becomes obvious that what she thought would be the best choice and the reasons for thinking that may not always be the right one.
Nature vs nurture is a strong theme, as well as family relationships.
Florence is extremely strong and resilient, and her concern for the women in her family is palpable. We all need a gran like her! Really enjoyed this.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for an ARC.
January 24, 2024
Wonderful book really engaging and lovely characters. Really enjoyed it
October 13, 2024
Cute storyline with cute characters. I liked that the story line is completely different to my usual go to.
February 16, 2025
I thought it was a good, easy read, quite slow paced yet was still very catchy and kept me wanting to read on!
July 21, 2023
*NO SPOILERS*
- To summarise: Expertly written, so well done, hilarious, warm, relatable, life affirming, informative, charming.. absolutely everything you ever need in a book. Cannot recommend this enough, please just go pick it up and experience it for yourselves. A beautifully executed book from start to finish!
WOW, Wowzers, woweee, wowowow.. just all the WOW's possible please! Where to even begin guys.. I absolutely loved this book, so fiercely and with such a passion! I could not and did not put it down once. I read the whole thing cover to cover in one sitting because I LITERALLY could not take it from my own hands! In all honesty if I could I would give this title 6stars!! So what made it so fantastically brilliant Daisy? well... Like I said, this book has absolutely everrrrrything. You've got yourself 3 powerful and strong female leads, very well fleshed out without having scoured through pages and pages of descriptive text - you just feel as though you 'know' these people and they so easily come to life in your head. There's splashes of mystery thrown in to the mix, its humours, relatable, warm, loving, poignant, heartbreaking and so incredibly clever!
We have a triple-timeline here but again its been incorporated so so well.. we have our 'lead character' and so whenever we switch over to one of the other two ladies we're always given what we're needed within a few pages instead of having the text completely dragged out; there's always a reason for it too, only ever adding so much necessary detail and information to the overall story and its so incredibly interesting to see things from their perspective about what they're all experiencing together - again, its just truly so so so well done; executed absolutely perfectly.
This book had me laughing out loud at times and shedding a few tears throughout the ending too, which for me is always a huge pink flag for a 5star read! I found myself flowing between so many different emotions without it being exhausting to keep up with, thoroughly enjoying each and every one. It was also very interesting/ informative too, like I've learnt something through reading, (the book surrounds the topic of IVF and Intrauterine Insemination IUI) and so by proxy, I've come away with a far deeper understanding and appreciation for the procedure overall.
To me, everything was text perfection.... the beginning gripped me compelling me to read on, the middle had me hanging on every page, every word for more and more and more, the end felt like a cuddle from my most precious of loved ones! I am so so delighted with the ending of this book; there was no 'cop-out', no randomised goings on, no rushed 'The End', just a beautiful carefully curated end that felt like the most natural of all endings; and even still we're thrown another mini golden nugget of sheer warm hearted 'feels' right as we're about to finish things up.
This was my first novel by Charlotte Butterfield that I just happened to find in a small store one day, I knew nothing about it previously, just read the blurb and thought I'd give it a shot.. which by the way, does not give this book the justice it deserves. I highly, highly, highly recommend this book and I hope others enjoy it as much as I have. You really cannot go wrong with picking this book up in my opinion. On that note, if you're in the UK, I actually purchased this as part of a 3 for £6 deal in 'The Works'!! :0 what an insane price for such a 'Stella' book!
- To summarise: Expertly written, so well done, hilarious, warm, relatable, life affirming, informative, charming.. absolutely everything you ever need in a book. Cannot recommend this enough, please just go pick it up and experience it for yourselves. A beautifully executed book from start to finish!
WOW, Wowzers, woweee, wowowow.. just all the WOW's possible please! Where to even begin guys.. I absolutely loved this book, so fiercely and with such a passion! I could not and did not put it down once. I read the whole thing cover to cover in one sitting because I LITERALLY could not take it from my own hands! In all honesty if I could I would give this title 6stars!! So what made it so fantastically brilliant Daisy? well... Like I said, this book has absolutely everrrrrything. You've got yourself 3 powerful and strong female leads, very well fleshed out without having scoured through pages and pages of descriptive text - you just feel as though you 'know' these people and they so easily come to life in your head. There's splashes of mystery thrown in to the mix, its humours, relatable, warm, loving, poignant, heartbreaking and so incredibly clever!
We have a triple-timeline here but again its been incorporated so so well.. we have our 'lead character' and so whenever we switch over to one of the other two ladies we're always given what we're needed within a few pages instead of having the text completely dragged out; there's always a reason for it too, only ever adding so much necessary detail and information to the overall story and its so incredibly interesting to see things from their perspective about what they're all experiencing together - again, its just truly so so so well done; executed absolutely perfectly.
This book had me laughing out loud at times and shedding a few tears throughout the ending too, which for me is always a huge pink flag for a 5star read! I found myself flowing between so many different emotions without it being exhausting to keep up with, thoroughly enjoying each and every one. It was also very interesting/ informative too, like I've learnt something through reading, (the book surrounds the topic of IVF and Intrauterine Insemination IUI) and so by proxy, I've come away with a far deeper understanding and appreciation for the procedure overall.
To me, everything was text perfection.... the beginning gripped me compelling me to read on, the middle had me hanging on every page, every word for more and more and more, the end felt like a cuddle from my most precious of loved ones! I am so so delighted with the ending of this book; there was no 'cop-out', no randomised goings on, no rushed 'The End', just a beautiful carefully curated end that felt like the most natural of all endings; and even still we're thrown another mini golden nugget of sheer warm hearted 'feels' right as we're about to finish things up.
This was my first novel by Charlotte Butterfield that I just happened to find in a small store one day, I knew nothing about it previously, just read the blurb and thought I'd give it a shot.. which by the way, does not give this book the justice it deserves. I highly, highly, highly recommend this book and I hope others enjoy it as much as I have. You really cannot go wrong with picking this book up in my opinion. On that note, if you're in the UK, I actually purchased this as part of a 3 for £6 deal in 'The Works'!! :0 what an insane price for such a 'Stella' book!
January 7, 2023
Thanks to NetGalley and Hodder and Stoughton for the advanced copy of this title in return for an honest review.
Let’s get one thing straight. I absolutely loved this book.
The idea of sperm donation and single parenthood is still a bit of a taboo subject, so I loved how everyday it was in this book. She showed that it isn’t something to be hidden. It’s also a great look at different forms of motherhood in different time periods. The unwed teenager, the unhappy marriage, the single woman. It really shows that family doesn’t necessarily have to be blood related. It doesn’t have to be man and woman and 2.4 children. A family is what you make of it. Whilst our blood family may make up our genetics, they don’t make us who we are, and that was refreshing to see.
I liked the idea of the different generations of women writing their life story down for the baby. For someone who has no grandparents left and only one parent alive, I wish I’d got more people to write down their stories.
The notebooks Stella gifts her mother and grandmother to write their stories in was a great way to have flashbacks. It explains their history to us in less of a formulaic “I did this and then I did this and then I went over there and said this” kind of way. It felt more natural to the book. It seamlessly moved between the past and present without it feeling bumpy.
Stella is a great main character, she really is. And she’s joined by two other spectacular characters. I loved her mum Bonnie. She’s caring and awkward and everything mums can be. She sometimes puts her foot in it, but she loves her daughter. And the same is said for Bonnie’s mum Florence. She is kooky and secretive and loving and strong. Such a great trio.
For me, this was a love story. But not necessarily a simple one. It’s the love of a grandmother to her grandchild, mother to child, for an old flame, and for oneself.
If you’re anything like me, you’ll find yourself laughing and smiling, shouting and crying whilst reading the same page. It is all so beautifully written.
I will add that it does contain some potentially difficult topics: single parenthood, fertility treatment, affairs, breakups, domestic abuse, pregnancy, but it’s not negative. She’s handled it so well that it is such an uplifting story.
It is so gripping, I read it in less than a day as I just couldn’t leave these women without finishing their story. It’s all absorbing. Charlotte is definitely an author for my bookshelves. If this is anything to go by, her writing is gorgeous and emotive.
Let’s get one thing straight. I absolutely loved this book.
The idea of sperm donation and single parenthood is still a bit of a taboo subject, so I loved how everyday it was in this book. She showed that it isn’t something to be hidden. It’s also a great look at different forms of motherhood in different time periods. The unwed teenager, the unhappy marriage, the single woman. It really shows that family doesn’t necessarily have to be blood related. It doesn’t have to be man and woman and 2.4 children. A family is what you make of it. Whilst our blood family may make up our genetics, they don’t make us who we are, and that was refreshing to see.
I liked the idea of the different generations of women writing their life story down for the baby. For someone who has no grandparents left and only one parent alive, I wish I’d got more people to write down their stories.
The notebooks Stella gifts her mother and grandmother to write their stories in was a great way to have flashbacks. It explains their history to us in less of a formulaic “I did this and then I did this and then I went over there and said this” kind of way. It felt more natural to the book. It seamlessly moved between the past and present without it feeling bumpy.
Stella is a great main character, she really is. And she’s joined by two other spectacular characters. I loved her mum Bonnie. She’s caring and awkward and everything mums can be. She sometimes puts her foot in it, but she loves her daughter. And the same is said for Bonnie’s mum Florence. She is kooky and secretive and loving and strong. Such a great trio.
For me, this was a love story. But not necessarily a simple one. It’s the love of a grandmother to her grandchild, mother to child, for an old flame, and for oneself.
If you’re anything like me, you’ll find yourself laughing and smiling, shouting and crying whilst reading the same page. It is all so beautifully written.
I will add that it does contain some potentially difficult topics: single parenthood, fertility treatment, affairs, breakups, domestic abuse, pregnancy, but it’s not negative. She’s handled it so well that it is such an uplifting story.
It is so gripping, I read it in less than a day as I just couldn’t leave these women without finishing their story. It’s all absorbing. Charlotte is definitely an author for my bookshelves. If this is anything to go by, her writing is gorgeous and emotive.
February 4, 2023
This novels have 3 point of view from 3 generation woman. First, there is Stella who move back to her parent house. She find letter from her younger self and compare it now. Stella only can cringe, she not married, not in career she write and now in her 40. Finaly Stella consider fertility clinic, in reality its not easy to choose sperm donor. Stella start project to write to the baby, she want her mom and grandmother to participate.
Second, there is Florance the grandma. She write the story from her childhood until meet the grandpa. She through a lot, meet wrong man and meet right man but chaos come, strict unsupported parents, until finally married the grandpa.
Third, there is Bonnie, Stella mother. Married to young and to hurry make her face difficult marriage lead to divorce. Love the right man in wrong time. Her past make it hurt to open up again.
I think this 3 woman have same cycle and not try to break it, they accept it and live with it. Hope the new baby can break this cycle. I laugh when Stella dosnt prepare name for the baby and call it 'Thing' for 3 weeks. Every woman in this story struggle with their own problem, i adore how strong there are, how supported they are, what make me glad at the end the grandma and mom have a chance with the right man. I hope Stella have a chance meet the right man.
Thank you to NetGalley for provide this book, it is pleasure to review this book.
#YouGetThatFromMe #CharlotteButterfield #HodderandStoughton #NetGalley #ARC
Second, there is Florance the grandma. She write the story from her childhood until meet the grandpa. She through a lot, meet wrong man and meet right man but chaos come, strict unsupported parents, until finally married the grandpa.
Third, there is Bonnie, Stella mother. Married to young and to hurry make her face difficult marriage lead to divorce. Love the right man in wrong time. Her past make it hurt to open up again.
I think this 3 woman have same cycle and not try to break it, they accept it and live with it. Hope the new baby can break this cycle. I laugh when Stella dosnt prepare name for the baby and call it 'Thing' for 3 weeks. Every woman in this story struggle with their own problem, i adore how strong there are, how supported they are, what make me glad at the end the grandma and mom have a chance with the right man. I hope Stella have a chance meet the right man.
Thank you to NetGalley for provide this book, it is pleasure to review this book.
#YouGetThatFromMe #CharlotteButterfield #HodderandStoughton #NetGalley #ARC
November 22, 2023
What a roller coaster of emotions! (That's actually really funny, you'll have to read the book to understand why).
This book was just brilliant, so many different feelings, as a parent myself I really related to quite a lot of this book and the thought process of each of these women in very different ways.
I loved the family dynamic between these wonderful three generations, grandmother, mother and daughter there was sassy back and forth, there was heartfelt love there was deep routed anger and it was written so well.
I loved the POV of this book and the way the story flowed with the current day and then a flash back for more context it was fantastically done!
I would have given this 5 stars however there were some major parts of the story line that were pretty predictable and just not enough of a sudden twist in the story for me.
But still would absolutely recommend checking this one out!!
This book was just brilliant, so many different feelings, as a parent myself I really related to quite a lot of this book and the thought process of each of these women in very different ways.
I loved the family dynamic between these wonderful three generations, grandmother, mother and daughter there was sassy back and forth, there was heartfelt love there was deep routed anger and it was written so well.
I loved the POV of this book and the way the story flowed with the current day and then a flash back for more context it was fantastically done!
I would have given this 5 stars however there were some major parts of the story line that were pretty predictable and just not enough of a sudden twist in the story for me.
But still would absolutely recommend checking this one out!!
June 22, 2024
This book was such a good read with so many different layers. 3 generations of women in the same family with stories around their fathers. There are secrets within the family and lies around their past.
I really enjoyed this book. You have Florence who is the grandma and mum to Bonnie, Bonnie whose mum is Florence and daughter is Stella and Stella whose mum is Bonnie.
Stella is 40 and using a sperm donor to try and have a baby. The story is three persons POV and you learn about their backstory and family history through letters they write to the unborn baby if it is conceived. This book is very cleverly written and this review doesn’t do this book justice. It was a heartwarming, humbling read with hilarious parts in it all tied up with lies in guilt and shame of the past. I loved all 3 of these women and how close they are.
I would recommend this one to read and will look out for more of Charlottes books.
I really enjoyed this book. You have Florence who is the grandma and mum to Bonnie, Bonnie whose mum is Florence and daughter is Stella and Stella whose mum is Bonnie.
Stella is 40 and using a sperm donor to try and have a baby. The story is three persons POV and you learn about their backstory and family history through letters they write to the unborn baby if it is conceived. This book is very cleverly written and this review doesn’t do this book justice. It was a heartwarming, humbling read with hilarious parts in it all tied up with lies in guilt and shame of the past. I loved all 3 of these women and how close they are.
I would recommend this one to read and will look out for more of Charlottes books.
August 22, 2023
Picked this to be an easy-breezy read amidst a tough work week. And what a read it has been! I was not expecting to enjoy it quite as much as I did. Charlotte Butterfield's You Get That From Me is a beautiful read spanning three generations of women whose stories and secrets will keep you engaged in the book till the end.
The book has a strong undercurrent theme of female solidarity and deals with topics like motherhood, single parenthood, sperm donation, fertility treatment and most importantly of what makes a family. Every woman in this story struggle with their own problem, but are are strong in their own ways and very supportive of each other.
The writing is witty, emotive, poignant; the characters are well flushed out and there's never a dull moment. I love love the girl gang!
The book has a strong undercurrent theme of female solidarity and deals with topics like motherhood, single parenthood, sperm donation, fertility treatment and most importantly of what makes a family. Every woman in this story struggle with their own problem, but are are strong in their own ways and very supportive of each other.
The writing is witty, emotive, poignant; the characters are well flushed out and there's never a dull moment. I love love the girl gang!
May 27, 2023
Stella assumed by 40 she would have her life together. Marriage, babies, the whole works. But she is living with her mother and grandmother in the home she grew up in. She decides she will have a baby alone, and asks her mum and grandma to write journals to the baby about their family. Each of the 3 women are hiding secrets that journaling allows them to disclose.
A lovely multi generational family saga.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
A lovely multi generational family saga.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
March 9, 2023
This was an interesting read. I'm not sure what I expected, and this is nothing like the last book I read by this author, but I have to say that I was fascinated but the flashbacks and how they didn't match up with the written memories that were being written.
There were times when I thought that the story was moving a bit slowly, but then Flo or Bonnie would start writing in their journal for the unborn baby and I was captivated by the way that they wrote it and and then the way that we got to see what really happened. Part of me is baffled that they never openly shared these stories with each other as they are all so close and in many ways had a similar experience, but they I guess we all have out secrets. When Stella found her grandmothers book and found out the truth I was quite touched that she honored her wishes and placed the book back and never brought it up with Flo and let her think she kept her secret. Ultimately it just showed that they didn't judge each other and nothing was going to break the bond that the three generations shared.
A quick and easy read that was enjoyable and fascinating to read about the changes in the decades about the views on women and their roles.
There were times when I thought that the story was moving a bit slowly, but then Flo or Bonnie would start writing in their journal for the unborn baby and I was captivated by the way that they wrote it and and then the way that we got to see what really happened. Part of me is baffled that they never openly shared these stories with each other as they are all so close and in many ways had a similar experience, but they I guess we all have out secrets. When Stella found her grandmothers book and found out the truth I was quite touched that she honored her wishes and placed the book back and never brought it up with Flo and let her think she kept her secret. Ultimately it just showed that they didn't judge each other and nothing was going to break the bond that the three generations shared.
A quick and easy read that was enjoyable and fascinating to read about the changes in the decades about the views on women and their roles.
November 30, 2024
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book. I have chosen to write this honest review voluntarily and it reflects my personal opinion.
This book is full of witty comments, touching and emotional moments and very strong women with a realistic family bond. The characters are interesting, developed well, completely credible and I loved the way they were writing their own histories whilst hiding secrets. I've signed up to follow this terrific author.
This book is full of witty comments, touching and emotional moments and very strong women with a realistic family bond. The characters are interesting, developed well, completely credible and I loved the way they were writing their own histories whilst hiding secrets. I've signed up to follow this terrific author.
September 4, 2023
I realise I'm an outlier here, with so many people raving about this book. But I found it formulaic and not particularly engrossing. The characters were not particularly believable. On the plus side, the structure was a good and i liked the multiple family mysteries, so I persevered. It's ok but not really a favourite, I'm afraid.
October 20, 2023
I loved this book - three strong, likeable female characters, with the story told from their three perspectives. There is humour, love and secrets along the way, but the thing I loved best was the strong female bond and how close the three generations were and how supportive they were to one another. A lovely, feel-good read.
March 4, 2023
skeletons in the closet, secrets in past.
i loved how this book followed the story of 3 generations of the same family but that everyone has secrets that the keep, things they are ashamed off, sadness and hardships but through them all the survived and found happiness
a great read
i loved how this book followed the story of 3 generations of the same family but that everyone has secrets that the keep, things they are ashamed off, sadness and hardships but through them all the survived and found happiness
a great read
July 6, 2023
Lovely book, really well written. Inter connecting stories that all made sense and got tied up nicely and a really lovely story! I also love that Stella didn’t end up meeting her ‘true love’ as always seems to happen with these types of stories.
April 19, 2025
Took me a bit to get into this book but then I finished most of it in two days once I got into it. It made me ponder my own life and was able to relate aspects of my life to it. Definitely sad in some aspects but that’s what makes it feel so relatable.
August 20, 2023
WOW. I have finished this book in 3 days I loved it so much. This isn’t even a romance book, it’s more self awareness and chasing your dreams ☁️ such an amazing story line!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 29, 2023
Such a great read I loved this book had me hooked, its funny but also had me filling up so lovely.
November 16, 2023
You got that from me
A lovely funny sweet book, 3 women all with their own life stories, a house, a child and a couple of happy ever afters ❤️
A lovely funny sweet book, 3 women all with their own life stories, a house, a child and a couple of happy ever afters ❤️
January 14, 2024
Brilliant! Would highly recommend!
February 5, 2024
Nice and easy to read. I liked the flashbacks and how the story flows. A little tedious at times but still enjoyed it nonetheless.
February 21, 2024
It took a while to get into this book… but by the end I loved it! Definitely worth a read!
September 29, 2024
Took a bit to get into for me but it passed a pleasant few hours
July 14, 2025
3.5 stars. predictable but wholesome
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