Fat, Forty, and Fired: One Man's Frank, Funny, and Inspiring Account of Losing His Job and Finding His Life
By Nigel Marsh
3.5/5
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A “touching and laugh-out-loud funny” memoir about a suddenly unemployed CEO, his family, and the things he discovered when his job disappeared (Booklist).
As a stressed husband and father of four small children under the age of eight, Nigel Marsh was enslaved to his mortgage, recuperating from an embarrassing surgery, and suddenly fired from his corporate career. Deciding to venture off the treadmill in search of a more meaningful and balanced existence, Marsh tackled the art of hands-on parenting while simultaneously training for an ocean swimming race and coming to terms with his alcoholism. Touching on topics ranging from marital sex (or lack thereof), dieting, and parenthood to work, love, football, religion, self-help books, and sharks, this “hilarious and inspiring” international bestseller is “Homer Simpson meets Anthony Robbins . . . essential reading for anyone whose life has ever hit a roadblock” (Bob Rosner, bestselling author of Working Wounded)æ”
“Both witty and helpful . . . If there is any flaw to this book, it is that Marsh repeatedly makes the reader laugh out loud and want to read paragraphs at length to any nearby willing listener.” —Shelf Awareness
“Marsh’s epiphanies during his hiatus include the realization that he is fat, but more poignantly, that he is an alcoholic . . . The strength of the memoir lies in the intimate and often humorous moments he shares as he reconnects with his wife and four children.” —Publishers Weekly
“An extremely funny and touching account of how someone can use humor and optimism to put adversity into perspective . . . a thoroughly enjoyable read.” —Paul Wilson, author of The Little Book of Calm
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Reviews for Fat, Forty, and Fired
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Considering I now fit two out of the three (still employed, thankfully), I thought I should give this book a go. I'm glad I did. Nigel Marsh account of his year off from work was a hilarious and inspirational account of his reacquainting himself with his family and the life he didn't know he had.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5An easy-going memoir of middle age. Well worth the price I paid for it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book was not nearly as entertaining as I had expected. There were some funny bits and I really related to Nigel's struggles with the children, but overall I was quite disappointed. To begin with, the story is non-linear, jumping back and forth from past to present and making it a little confusing to read. There was a lot of the 'whinging pom' attempt at humour, which was also off putting. The majority of the time spent reading this, I was a bit bored. This is a take-it-or-leave-it kind of book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great story of how a father of four turns his life around after a position he thought was secure is eliminated.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A really enjoyable book, at times funny, at times very moving. As a 42-year-old who could be a little fitter, I also found it made me think about my life as well. Inspirational.