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Turning Thirty

By Mike Gayle

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| eBook | 9781848941595

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Unlike most people Matt Beckford is actually looking forward to turning thirty. After struggling through most of his twenties, he thinks his career, finances and love life are finally sorted. But when he splits up with his girlfriend, he realises that life has different plans for him and Matt temporContinue

Unlike most people Matt Beckford is actually looking forward to turning thirty. After struggling through most of his twenties, he thinks his career, finances and love life are finally sorted. But when he splits up with his girlfriend, he realises that life has different plans for him and Matt temporarily moves back home to his parents.

Within hours, his mum and dad are driving him up the wall just like the old days. Feeling nostalgic and desperate for sanity, he decides to get in touch with his old school mates. So, one by one, he tracks down the rest of the magnificent seven - Gershwin, Pete, Bev, Katrina, Elliot and Ginny, his former on-off girlfriend. Back together after a decade apart. But things will never be the same again for any of them because when you're turning thirty nothing's as simple as it used to be.

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  • The Best Reviews: Mike Gayle, Turning Thirty

    "Fine contemporary character study" As he closed in on the Big 3-0 computer expert Matt Beckford feels pretty good about his future after the past somewhat tumultuous decade. His symbols that he is making it are his wine rack with wine and his girlfr ... (read full critics)

    thebestreviews published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

  • Turning Thirty-- book review

    Turning Thirty Mike Gayle Downtown Press Paperback 357 pages November 2005 Matt Beckford thinks his life is exactly on track for turning thirty. He’s got a stable relationship with his live-in girlfriend, Elaine, a fabulous job in America, and things ... (read full critics)

    curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

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    Good fun! I liked the friendly and cozy atmosphere, the mental issues reaching the big 30. Bitter-sweet end though

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