'Funny, frank and empowering... a vital book for any woman who is
at the beginning of her radicalisation journey, looking at her life
and finally piecing together the personal and the political.' THE
OBSERVER 'Sam Baker is rewriting the narrative around menopause'
WOMAN & HOME 'rollicking read' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'I loved it..
blazingly hopeful and beautifully written. This book is meant to be
mainlined.' LISA TADDEO 'If you're a woman over 40, ever going to
be a woman over 40 or you've ever met a woman over 40 you should
read this book' JANE FALLON 'I NEED this book. We ALL need this
book! If menopause happened to men, there would be CELEBRATIONS and
parties every time one of them completed their change.' MARIAN
KEYES 'This gem is a guide to navigating your 40s and 50s and just
generally being yourself. ... joyful, positive, and goes to ALL the
places. Highly recommended.' JOJO MOYES The essential manifesto for
any woman staring the second half of their lives in the face and
wondering, WTF is going on? * Invisible to society now you're past
child-bearing age? * Tired of being disregarded, overlooked and
underestimated? * Wondering what the hell is happening to your
body, mind and internal thermostat? Women over forty are the most
ignored demographic in society. And yet this is the time when you
are likely to have the most freedom, power, confidence and self
knowledge than ever before. Some serious life has been lived: there
have been great loves, heartbreaks, births, marriages, careers,
betrayals, bereavements and survival. So what now? What happens
when the narrative given to you by society - husband, babies, house
- runs out and you become storyless? Including chapters on
menopause, sex, culture, work, rage and freedom, writer and
journalist Sam Baker shares her experiences of life post 40 and
shows how women to create their own story. This needn't herald the
era of loose clothing and hair dye; or hot flashes and bad sleep
(though there is that too). It's time women north of 40 took a leaf
out of the millennial handbook and reinvented things our way. Sam
hosts a podcast of the same name, now with over 50 thousand
downloads. Harness your energy, opinions and power and create a
liberating new narrative for the second half of life. 'I am so glad
The Shift exists. Sam's writing is a wonderful generous mixture of
no-bullsh*t and a comforting hug. I'll be passing this book on to
many women I know and love.' EMMA GANNON 'brilliant - powerful,
brimming with integrity, inspiring, the politics of anger and what
it means when we refuse to be invisible. Every woman (whatever her
age) should buy, borrow, lend a copy' KATE MOSSE 'This is such a
painfully beautiful look at the menopause in all its complexity. As
honest as it is insightful, this is the first book I've read about
later womanhood that exchanges shame and fear for truth and
celebration... does for 40-something women what the honest
parenting movement did for mothers.' ANNA WHITEHOUSE, founder,
Mother Pukka 'great pace and feisty content. It will be a great
help to women to see their lives mirrored and not feel like they
are going mad... bold and funny.' CARYN FRANKLIN '[Sam] tackles the
menopause with her customary wit and wisdom' i PAPER 'Honest and
witter account of life post-40. Makes for essential reading at any
age.' - KATE WILLS, FABULOUS MAGAZINE 'Insightful, thoughtful,
inspirational - impressive work.' - VICTORIA DERBYSHIRE
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