Turning Thirty by Mike Gayle

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Turning Thirty by Mike Gayle

What's the big deal?
Unlike a lot of people, Matt Beckford is actually looking forward to turning thirty. His twenties really weren't so great...and now he has his love life, his career, his finances -- even his record collection -- pretty much in order, like any good grown-up should. But when, out of the blue, Elaine announces she "can't do this anymore," Matt is left with the prospect of facing the big three-oh alone. Compounding his misery is the fact that he has to move back in with his parents.
What's it all about, Alfie?
Mum and Dad immediately start driving Matt up the wall, and emails from Elaine and nights out with his old school chum Gershwin aren't enough to snap Matt out of his existential funk. So he decides to track down more old schoolmates and see how they're handling this thirty thing. One by one, he gets in touch with the rest of the magnificent seven -- Pete, Bev, Katrina, Elliot, and Ginny, his former on-off girlfriend -- and soon the old gang is back together. But they're a lot older and a lot has changed and, even if he and Ginny still seem attracted to each other, you can't have an on-off girlfriend when you're thirty. Can you?

Mike Gayle is the bestselling author of Turning Thirty, Commitment, and My Legendary Girlfriend in the United Kingdom. He's also a former advice columnist and freelance journalist. He is based in the United Kingdom.

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ISBN 13 9780743477659
ISBN 10 0743477650
Title Turning Thirty
Author Mike Gayle
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Year published 2005-11-08
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.