The Upside of Over, J.D. Barrett
The Upside of Over, J.D. Barrett
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The Upside of Over

Author: J.D. Barrett

Narrator: J.D. Barrett

Unabridged: 6 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/29/2018


Synopsis

What happens when one of the country's most popular identities goes from reading the news to being the news?

Olivia Law had always been the good girl. Great grades, perfect career, husband, house and hairdo. She'd learnt image was everything so she refused to look below the surface of her life. When not at work her minutes were filled with causes, chairing boards and dining at fabulous restaurants with her equally fabulous husband, David. She kept up the Botox, blow-dries and worked hard. It wasn't enough, but whenever doubt crept in she'd head to a pilates class or plan a renovation on her trophy house.

Then she turned 45.
Olivia wasn't prepared for David to leave. The fact that they hadn't had sex for two years should have triggered warning bells ... it didn't.

In an attempt to fix her broken marriage Olivia exposed herself like never before. But when her confession goes viral, the husband, house and job disappear. The woman who once offered glamorous reassurance and a steady gaze is labelled a princess of perversion. Humiliated, defeated, facing fifty shades of failure, she's left wondering who the hell she really is? Stripped bare, she abandons perfection ... and something remarkable happens.

Olivia Law just might get her sass back (and this time, it's the real thing).

The brilliant new novel from J.D. Barrett about break ups, breakdowns and break throughs. Batteries not included.

About J.D. Barrett

J.D. Barrett is an Australian television writer and script editor. She has worked on the writing teams for Love My Way, East of Everything, Bed of Roses, Wonderland, Love Child and The Secret Daughter. The Secret Recipe for Second Chances was her bestselling debut novel. The Song of Us was her second book and The Upside of Over is her third work of fiction. J.D. lives between Sydney, Byron Bay and Los Angeles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bianca on June 10, 2018

3.5 stars rounded up I was very eager to read the latest novel from JD Barrett as I loved her Song of Us so much. I started reading it and immediately was taken aback and had to check if I was reading the right book. I was. Olivia Law is 45 and the quintessential blonde TV news reader. She lives in Sy......more

Goodreads review by Amanda - on June 19, 2020

*[URL not allowed] POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020 #22: a book with an upside-down image on the cover ‘I HAD THE PERFECT LIFE. PERFECT BLOW-DRIES, WELL-CONDITIONED hair, wrinkle-free face, gorgeous, devoted husband, designer everything. But the truth is, nothing is as it seems.’ The......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on June 13, 2018

This is a solid 4 star book, but I gave it a bonus star, because I loved a few unique and quite courageous things about this story. 1) the protaganist is a 40+ woman (GASP!) 2) the protaganist is a 40+ woman who opted not to have children of her own (she has a wonderful relationship with a teenage st......more

Goodreads review by Melinda on June 05, 2019

Lets face it, when you're picking up books from the library with little to go on, it's hit and miss. This seemed inoffensive enough and when I started reading, I honestly thought I'd picked up a 'Belinda Blinked' special. I didn't exactly anticipate it being so explicit, or so... cheesy. So once I g......more

Goodreads review by Vicki on September 29, 2018

I wasn't sure about this book when I started reading it. It actually made me blush but also laugh. Loved all the characters and cheered Olivia on.......more


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...this novel about breakups, breakdowns and breakthroughs is the brilliant book you need to read.