Leap Year, Helen Russell
Leap Year, Helen Russell
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Leap Year
How small steps can make a giant difference

Author: Helen Russell

Narrator: Lucy Price-Lewis

Unabridged: 10 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: John Murray

Published: 12/15/2016

Synopsis

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE YEAR OF LIVING DANISHLY - How to make big decisions, be more resilient, and change your life for good. Having spent the last few years in Denmark uncovering the secrets of the happiest country in the world, Helen Russell knows it's time to move back to the UK. She thinks. Maybe. Or maybe that's a terrible idea?

Like many of us, she suffers from chronic indecision and a fear of change. So she decides to give herself a year for an experiment: to overhaul every area of her life, learn how to embrace change, and become a lean, mean decision-making machine. From how to cope with changing work lives and evolving relationships, to how we feel about our bodies, money and well-being, Helen investigates the benefits of new beginnings, the secrets of decisive people and what makes changes last - and uncovers the practical life lessons we can all use thrive when change is afoot - and inject some freshness and magic if it's not.

About Helen Russell

Helen Russell is a journalist and the bestselling author of The Year of Living Danishly and Leap Year. Formerly editor of MarieClaire.co.uk, she now lives in Denmark and works as a Scandinavia correspondent for the Guardian, as well as writing a column on Denmark for the Telegraph and features for The Times, The Observer, Grazia, The Wall Street Journal and the Independent.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve

Leap Year is a sort of self-help memoir book, about the author's attempt to spend a year improving her life, by examining and working on a different topic each month - family, finances, relationships, work etc. This follows a similar format to the author's first book 'A Year of Living Danishly' exce......more

Goodreads review by Akvile

Gali būti, kad laiku paėmiau į rankas. Taip pat gali būti, kad neviršijau savo metinio saviugdos knygų limito. O dar gali būti ir taip, kad tikrai neblogai parašyta ir naudinga knyga sprendimų priėmimo, pokyčių ir naujų strategijų klausimais, kurioj tiesiog nėra to amerikietiško šūdo (pardon my Fren......more

Goodreads review by Jaclyn

Dear Helen- I can't say that your book is life changing the way that Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project or Brene Brown's The Gifts of Imperfection were. But I still thoroughly enjoyed your ups and downs as you attempted to figure out how to get more comfortable with life and change. I identify so......more

Goodreads review by Charles

I read A Year of Living Danishly after my wife recommended the book. I really enjoyed the book. I found Helen Russell to be very funny and entertaining. I especially enjoyed her descriptions of LEGO Man and family and Friends. I decided to continue on to Leap Year as it’s a bit of a continuation boo......more

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It's brilliant stuff BBC Radio 2

A wonderful and humorous book. I can't remember when I last read a book which made me smile or laugh so often. Highly recommended if you're considering leaping into something new or making a change.

Makes some pretty big promises - but with practical life lessons, witty first-hand experiences and no-BS advice, it really does what it says on the tin Stella

Written in Russell's signature style that fuses honesty with wit, Leap Year is both a heart-warming tale and a useful guide with hints and tips on how to better deal with change ... Leap Year is a charming book that will resonate with readers the world over. The Literary Edit

If a good hoot with a side order of oh-so-subtle self-help is your cup of tea, Leap Year should replace Lean In in your reading list. Get the Gloss

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