The motto of this book should be you’re never too old for anything. Age is just a number. Eliza is a mom, actor and part-time estate agent. And she’s finding menopause incredibly difficult, they do not educate women enough on this (angry ramble on this later).

The book opens with the death of her beloved dog, and how she can’t cope with their loss. After a raging argument with her husband, Eliza begins to turn inwards and contemplates her marriage. After nearly twenty-two years together, they’ve had their ups and their downs, but now things just seemed to have stalled. As she tries to keep everything and everyone ticking over, she craves her youth.

This book was incredibly funny, with many laugh out loud moments that didn’t feel manipulated or forced. Eliza is hilarious, a woman who is stronger than she realises. I found that her inner monologues at times were a little too long and too frequent. It got to a point where the story was interrupted with flashbacks and thoughts every two minutes, and this gets tiresome.

I really enjoyed that autism featured very heavily in this book. Autism should have more awareness, and I felt that it was highlighted very well. To find out why Eliza’s son didn’t want to get his assigned travel to school as heart-breaking, and something that happens all too often in life. It was a point that although followed up a little, I wanted Eliza to have a full on confrontation with the narrow-minded driver.

Menopause is something that I don’t think has ever featured so much in any book I’ve read, if it’s been featured at all. Even when I think about it, it’s often referred to as a taboo subject to discuss. Although partially terrified of it now, I was glad to see a character who openly shares her experiences. Eliza often blames a lot of her problems on her menopause, which isn’t always the case. Her marriage is suffering more from a lack of communication than anything else.

I'm afraid although I am menopausal at the moment I couldn't relate to this. I have most of her symptoms but it doesn't colour my whole life the way it does for the main character. I found the whole book so bleak. Everything was blamed on the menopause when actually lack of communication was the problem.
If they had all talked to one another honestly though there would have been no book !
Thank you Netgalley for the review copy but I'm afraid it wasn't for me.

Eliza, in her fifties, former actor, mother of three (who will not make her life any easier, even if they are already almost grownups). She is furious with her husband since he wants a new dog although the old one just died. Her family throws at her all kinds of dares, that she does not want to take. The new owner of their favorite restaurant has taken a fancy in her. A admirer with a camera keeps following her. And she is menopausal.

All the hot flashes, mood swings, sibling rivalry, daughter’s TED talks and younger son's panic attacks, do not make Eliza’s life easier. But she is a woman and she can take it all. And if not there is always one other option - to run!

“Woman of a Certain Rage” is wonderful for entertaining and for self discovery, even if your hot flashes are caused by the weather and not your hormones, you still understand how Eliza is feeling when everything is happening now, at once.

Reading the book I was remembering Jenny Lawson’s Furiously Happy and Nina George’s The Little Paris Bookshop. And through all the book I had the feeling that the BBC could make a wonderful short series out of it.

A brilliant story with wonderful characters.

Absolutely loved this books. I really empathised with the main character and I know many of my friends join her in the misery that is the menopause. I'd recommend this to anyone 'of a certain rage' - funny and touching, a great story, it opens a door into a condition that women are expected to just put up with quietly and certainly not talk about in a compelling fictional story. It's not a medic's book but every medic should read it!

What a funny book! A humourous book following Eliza who is keen to denial she is menopausal and the changes that it has brought to her life and loves! A great read

Our main character Eliza is a mum, daughter, sister, and wife who is finding menopausal life a bit tough.

As it's written in the first person, her experiences and thoughts are clear and oh so familiar. Many of us will know the changes you feel as a parent of growing children, the fear of your own parents' mortality, and the way others see aging women.

Woman of a Certain Rage made me laugh, made me sad, and as a lady of a similar age, I could identify with this on so many levels.

Although Eliza's "adventure" is maybe not something we will all get to experience, it's full of real life scenarios. The way that the little dog's death was dealt with was spot on and gave me misty eyes on several occasions remembering the loss of my own dog.

I love that autism features as a big part of the story and think it's important for neurotypical people to know more about it.

I'm pleased to find this was written by Fiona Walker, who has been a long time favourite author of mine. Once I realised this I could clearly see it was written in Fiona's tone.

Even though Eliza is a middle-aged woman, the story is bang up to date. It's written to include current culture and thoughts.

It also made me look up the meanings of heart emojis. Who knew? I just use them because the colours match the photo I'm sharing on Instagram 😂. I'll be more careful in future.

Thanks to @headofzeus @Netgalley and @georgiehalluk for the ARC

Thank you Head of Zeus and NetGalley for this book.
This is Fiona Walker writing under a different name
Oh god could I relate to some of this being 50 something and very menopausal but with no kids thankfully.
Life is in a rut for Eliza but she is wanting to free herself and change things and this is such a fun book, a bit of a slow starter but I loved it. Funny, enjoyable and a great read.
Definitely recommend .

Well, it's never too late to shake things up! Even if you're menopausal fifty years old woman with three kids and now pretty dull marriage. Life is a rut, but Eliza Finch is adamant to free herself and change everything.

Every woman of certain (r)age can easily relate to Eliza and her inner monologue.

Funny and sincere, really enjoyable read.

I had mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand I liked the plot and the heroine.On the other I found the heroines inner monologues too lengthy and, frankly, not very interesting. It felt a bit too much and I wanted to go on with the story itself. I was not very keen on the TED talks of Summer, the heroine's teenage daughter. They felt a bit like reading a pamphlet on MeToo etc. Which is very important, but not in a novel in this way. I could not warm towards Summer herself either. So, this book had excellent parts, but on the whole I was a little disappointed.

Really great idea for a book and I loved the central character, it's about time the menopause and middle aged was discussed in such an engaging fashion. The characters were also well developed, particularly the husband, although I felt the plot could have been stronger in the second half

It was a slow burn this one. Took a while to get going but once I got into it I really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed learning of Eliza's struggle to deal with growing a little older and how it affected her relationship with her family. It was funny and yet sympathetic at the same time, definitely told by someone who understands the reality! Loved the canal references too. A brilliant read for anyone needing a light-hearted look at family life and the menopause.

Woman of a certain rage by Georgie Hall was a numerous look at a woman going through menopause. I certainly had some laugh out loud moments and recommend this book not just to those going through menopause but of all ages

On the whole, I enjoyed Woman of a Certain Rage by Georgie Hall. I could relate to the content to an extent, as a woman of the same age as the main character Eliza. It was amusing, it kept me engaged with it throughout. The aspects that I didn't enjoy so much were the typing errors, although I appreciate that it may not be a final, ready for publication version yet. The other aspect was the daughter character, I thought she was annoying and I didn't warm to her at all. Also, the daughter's relationship with a member of her school staff was particularly questionable. These elements didn't detract too much for me to warrant it getting a poor review.

Eliza Finch is not happy. Fifty and menopausal, she is constantly hot, constantly tired and constantly angry. Married to Paddy for the last 22 years with three teenage children, old age is fast approaching and she’s damned if it’s going to catch up with her. Something has to change and Eliza is determined it’s going to be on her terms.

Enjoyable and entertaining. This was a great read.

my thanks to Netgalley and Head Of Zeus for a copy of " Woman Of A Certain Rage " for an honest review.
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Being a woman of a certain "Age" this book automatically appealed to me.
I found it really easy to read and it kept me amused throughout.I loved all the different characters and felt invested in their outcomes.
I wonderfully refreshing read that i would certainly recommend

This started off with quite a surprise. So how great to read a book that was funny about the menopause, but not condescending. That spoke about disinterest in sex and the rising anger we all feel as simply part of being female and fifty, not as some terrible disease. It was normalising, entertaining and really funny. Also kind of liberating. Though to be quite honest the relentlessness of it was also a bit irritating. Like slow down here please, its a book not a stand-up show.

But get halfway through this and splosh, you fall right into a nauseating vat of men will make it all better ... all you need to do is have a shag and not worry about having a saggy body. You still have value as a woman just as long as you restrict that value to looking after your kids and opening your legs.

Same old same old. Bored me silly

I really enjoyed this book & being a ‘woman of a certain rage/age’ I could totally relate to it! Thanks for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Fabulous! Eliza has hit menopause, although she fiercely denies it and insists it is only peri menopause. Unfortunately menopause has hit Eliza right back; with everything it has! Hot flushes, brain fog, weight gain, hot flushes, insomnia, did I mention hot flushes! Very funny, very true and very smart this book will have you laughing out loud, groaning in recognition. And urging Eliza on as she battles aging parents, stroppy teens, a husband who spends all his time on the canal boat a brother who is out and proud and a sister who is just so much better at everything. Eliza wants a life, and one way or another she is going to get it! Fiona Walker never disappoints!.