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Oh my Life: "When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on" - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Saarinen Kate

From camping in the snow in a two-man tent, showering in motorway services, enduring 100mph winds in a tiny caravan that almost took off, meeting an evil post woman, fighting a goose, meeting a cat who went to art school and much, much more...

We've tips on how to survive when the odds are against you, cheap delicious recipes with odd drop of red wine and being 50+ and still working our butts off.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Kate Saarinen
  • Publish Date: Oct 1st, 2018
  • Pages: 166
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.50in - 0.35in - 0.44lb
  • EAN: 9781527240148
  • Categories: WomenSpecial Interest - BudgetSpecial Interest - Adventure

About the Author

Kate, Saarinen: - I'm a 60's child. My mother, Josephine Poole is an author and I come from a background surrounded by books and all things arty. We watched very little tv apart from Civilisation and Top of the Pops as my uncle, David Myerscough Jones was a set designer on this show. After dropping out of St Martin's School of Art (more fool me;( I briefly worked as a singing telegram girl before settling for a career in advertising as an art director. This took me all around the world. Shortly after moving to New Zealand, i became ill. I had a heart attack, a stroke before the doctors found a very large tumour in my heart. I lost my voice completely and was drawn to record everything in my first book, Scorpions on Toast, which is hilarious in parts. It was very strange being taught to speak again by my eight year old son. I'm now back in the UK and this is where my adventure begins in "Oh my Life."

Praise for this book

"After reading Kate's story I vowed never to take good luck for granted again. This book brings into sharp focus what it means to have luck and what it means when luck deserts you.

Put simply, the story is about two people fallling in love and searching near and far for a place to call home. But the devil is in the detail. Luck plays havoc with their hopes and dreams and they find themselves at the mercy of a system stacked against them.

Kate has a knack of making you feel you are right there as things happen, rooting for her and Alex to overcome the latest obstacle in their path. Vividly drawn characters in words and pictures pepper the book and the lively, engaging style of writing will draw you in. I read it in one go - five stars!" Tuamum

"This is a great read! A lively tale about finding love, risking everything, being broke and refusing to give up! Kate tells the story with honesty and great humour, with a sobering glimpse of how easily life can go wrong. The book is enhanced by amusing illustrations, mouthwatering recipes and the wit and wisdom of Captain Jack's eccentric sayings. I laughed out loud at some of the 'in-tents madness' and absurd situations that life throws at our protagonists. Very funny, and touching." Laurita

"A cautionary tale of how we could all slip through the cracks if we're not careful. A survival story told with great wit and humility. The book is also charmingly illustrated with line drawings that bring out the humour of the story?" Distoviolin