For twenty years, Laura has been a good wife and a good mother. She's supported her husband through redundancy, she's worried about her son, she's encouraged her daughter.
She's stopped thinking about all the places she'd like to go and all the books she'd like to talk about.
She's not unhappy, exactly. She's not that self-indulgent. As anyone would tell you, Laura is wonderfully constant, caring, selfless. She's certainly an expert at putting on a brave face.
But a chance meeting in a hotel lobby - and the five days that follow - remind Laura of the young woman she used to be - and the woman she could have become.
Is it ever too late to have the life you wanted? Or do we owe it to ourselves to pursue the promise of happiness?
This is a book that really gets you thinking about your life,the sacrifices we make sometimes and how we are not always true to ourselves. How many women do you know that change to become like their partner? Its not the most up-lifting of books but it is well written. In Five Days Laura experienced the gammit of emotions and reflected on how she wanted her life to be and made the necessary changes. It was interesting that she was still able to commit to leaving her husband despite his pleas and more surprisingly that her kids supported her without blinking an eye (which was kind of sad for the Dad). I found her to be very courageous knowing that she wanted more from her life and love life and that when she did leave she seemed to want to focus on herself. If she had left with her lover maybe she would never have found herself and I never thought that he was the right personality for her despite her apparent love for him. He was certainly no Christian Grey thats for sure.
I give this book 4.5 kiwis out of 5 because I found myself thinking about the story afterwards.
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