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Thirty. And Nobody Warned You
The 30th Birthday Book for Women: a funny gift for turning 30, what thirty years actually cost, and room to write the rest
- Author
- Frankie Bexley
- Pages
- 127
- Paperback
- £12.99
- Ebook
- £4.99
- Published
- Not yet
Not out yet. This page exists so the work is visible while it is being made, which is more honest than a placeholder.
Thirty, without a single line about a body clock. The numbers in this one are live rather than historical, and the blank third is written for somebody who will read it back at forty and be surprised by what she was worried about.
What is in it
- The years you could have been born, and what a house, a week of work and a pound actually cost in each of them.
- What has changed since, with the figures rather than the sighing.
- The honest bits about the age, written by somebody not pretending it is fine.
- Quizzes and things to argue about.
- Things you can now say and get away with.
- Around forty pages to fill in, which is the part that survives.
Formats and price
| Format | Price | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Hardback | £18.99 | The gift version. Survives being kept. |
| Paperback | £12.99 | The one most people buy. |
| Ebook | £4.99 | Read it, but you cannot write in it. |
Part of Milestone Birthdays, an Home Truths series.
Frequently asked
- Is there anything in it about settling down or having children?
- No. Not a line. That is the single most common thing in this part of the shop and it is the reason a thirtieth birthday book gets a polite thank you and no second look. The material is the money, the work and the specific comparisons that start at thirty.
- How is it different from the men's thirtieth?
- Same thirty years and the same live tables. The pay pages carry the gap at the point it opens rather than one average, which at thirty is a current number rather than a historical one.
- Is every fact in it sourced?
- Yes, to the Nationwide house price index, the Bank of England historical dataset, the Office for National Statistics and the Official Charts Company.