The Woman who Went to Bed for a Year

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But then there's this they are never good enough thing going on that I really don't know if these kids would ever grow up normal. She suffered from diabetes for many years, as a result of which she was registered blind in 2001, and had woven this theme into her work. there is much here about the gender defined role of women in family life and relationships and the stereotypical gender based expectations therein.

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The characters are (with one exception) selfish, narcissist, feckless idiots with no regard for anyone else. I was ready for some light laughter with a good chick-lit book to break up the massive amount of serial killer filled crime book and psychological thrillers that were threatening to make me permanently depressed. What at first seems like a protest against her years of hard work and limited appreciation quickly becomes far more worrying. Written by Sue Townsend, the bestselling author of the Adrian Mole series, my expectations were high for The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year. Not only are they entertaining, but they also provide a great opportunity to practice your reading and comprehension skills.She was frustrated because she felt bored and isolated, but she was also liberated because she didn’t have to worry about work, bills, or any of the other stresses of daily life. And from this odd but comforting place Eva begins to see both herself and the world very, very differently. Ha egy nehéz nap végén az ilyen élmények nem szórakoztatnak, nem töltenek fel, nem kapcsolnak ki, nem adnak értéket, hanem felidegesítenek, rombolják az agysejtjeim, silány minőségű időtöltést nyújtanak, akkor minek is csinálom. Characters appearing for no apparent purpose, only to be abandoned or just briefly sketched out - Sandy Lake and the anarchist, the Hos, even Poppy.

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Townsend gets carried away and the plot descends into a sheer farce around midway, with the arrival of TV crews and desperate fans clamouring for a glance of Eva. While the whole novel is far-fetched, this element asks the reader to suspend more disbelief than is reasonable and is just a bit of nonsense too far. Everytime a character talks or thinks, it's about something mean or disgusting thoughts about another person. And, though the world keeps intruding, it is from the confines of her bed that Eva at last begins to understand freedom.

Whilst the novel had the potential to be a poignant reflection of the domestic reality for many couples once their children fly the nest, Townsend falls short of such an expose.

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Perhaps the author made fun of all the futile, senseless, empty choices people make and the sadness of lives wasted in vain. She manages to weave humour and pathos through her books, making them eminently readable and slipping truths into them under the cover of odd characters and interesting situations. Reading this has left me feeling like I've trekked to Mordor and back, then realised I've forgotten to throw the ring into the fire and it's still in my pocket.The initial progression is relatively intriguing, particularly in seeing the reactions of her husband, mother and mother-in-law. She employs a handyman to do some odd jobs for her as well, such as removing all the furniture from the bedroom because she has decided she doesn't like it anymore. Her plan was to sleep for 365 days, in an effort to raise awareness for the importance of getting a good night’s sleep.