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Re-educated
Re-educated: How I changed my job, my home, my husband and my hair | Lucy Kellaway
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'A beautifully told story of courage, determination and, above all, magnificent defiance' Alan Johnson 'Bracing and inspirational' Nigella Lawson 'A wonderful writer... life-affirming' Jon Snow 'I am immersed in a new world that feels a long way from my old one. Though I've not been re-invented, what has happened is just as radical and a lot more interesting: I am being re-educated.' Lucy Kellaway had a comfortable life. For years she had the same prestigious job, the same husband, and the same home. To the casual observer, she was both happy and successful. But one day, Lucy began to realise that the life she had built for herself no longer suited her. Was it too late to start again? The answer was no - so she proceeded to tear down both marriage and career, and went back to school. Retraining as a teacher, Lucy discovers there is a world of new possibilities awaiting her - and learns that you can teach an old dog new tricks (providing they are willing to un-learn a few old ones along the way). A witty and moving story of one woman's pursuit of a new life, Re-educated is a celebration of education's power to transform our lives at any age, and an essential companion for anyone facing the joy - and pain - of starting again.
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The author gives up a life-long journalistic career (at The Financial Times) to become a teacher in her fifties.

There‘s a little bit of naivety here (who knew teaching could be difficult?! 🙄) but overall this is a warm, funny book.

I whizzed through it in no time at all as it‘s so easy to read.

Megabooks Sounds interesting! 2y
ImperfectCJ Wow, I'm in the process of changing most of those things myself...might be nice to read about how someone else went about it. And maybe I can get an idea for how to cope with being a novice at an age when it seems like most people are at the settled-in/expert part of their career. 2y
squirrelbrain @ImperfectCJ - definitely give it a go then. I thought it was a bit ‘slight‘ in places; more on the fun side and not serious enough but still a great book. 2y
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