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Namaste Motherf*ckers
- Author
- Cally Beaton
- Narrator
- Cally Beaton
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 31 July 2025
- Run Time
- 8 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
'This book is the perfect guide to show you how to live life to the max' - Fearne Cotton
'Do I want a Cally Beaton rebrand? Hell yeah.' - Sally Phillips
'This is the best writing by Mrs Beaton since that cookbook' - Sandi Toksvig
Part memoir, part stereotype-defying manifesto, Namaste Motherf*ckers is a funny, empowering, practical book that takes an irreverent look at the author's own story of radical midlife reinvention - taking her from meetings in the boardroom to becoming a stand-up comedian - thanks to a chance conversation with the late, great Joan Rivers encouraging her to make change happen.
Sharing stories and experiences from her career, alongside lessons learned from the many celebrities and experts that have guested on her hit podcast of the same name, Cally challenges at every turn the age-old narrative that women become invisible when they cease to be fertile.
It's also a book about defying the bullsh*t expectation that midlife women at best maintain (looks, career, relationships), at worst decline. With ambitious thinking and personal development takeouts from her time as a coach, Cally debunks many of the myths surrounding the female of the species and gives a fresh, funny and life-affirming look at what it means to be a middle-aged woman who is willing to take a chance, put herself out there and who is also willing to fail.
Critics Review
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'This is the best writing by Mrs Beaton since that cookbook.' - Sandi Toksvig
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'Spins tales like Aisling Bea, has the hair and strength of Pippi Longstocking, and the punk edge of Debbie Harry. Do I want a Cally Beaton rebrand? Hell yeah.' - Sally Phillips
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There is no single word to describe Cally Beaton so here are several: wry, warm, astutue, hilarious, and totally happifying.' - Susie Dent
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'This book is the perfect guide to show you how to live life to the max.' - Fearne Cotton
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'Cally is a comedy queen - fiery, intelligent and totally original' - Sara Pascoe
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'This excellent book delivers empathy, peace of mind and hard-won advice with a side order of Cally's trademark sweary feelgood factor. Plus: way less effort than yoga.' - Viv Groskop
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'Who needs lots of long dead philosophers when you've got Cally Beaton bursting with life.' - Kirsty Wark
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'A charming, witty guide book for anyone who's ever felt like an invisible imposter.' - Deborah Frances-White
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'Immediately gripping and real - much needed. I LOVE THIS BOOK.' - Helen Lederer
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'Hilarious, furious, fabulous - she IS woman. Hear her roar!' - Louisa Young
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'A hugely inspiring story of one woman's refusal to go gentle into that good night (or anywhere) interwoven with a wise and witty guide to midlife - brava!' - Helen Russell, author of The Year of Living Danishly
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'What an absolute book this is' - Dawn French
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'For women, life is in two acts; the trick is surviving the interval. But once you get through the menopause, it's the best time of your life. Cally's gutsy, hilarious, kick-ass book will teach you how to age with mischief, audacity and sass, and how never to pass your amuse-by date' - Kathy Lette
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'If you have ever met a woman over 40, or ever plan to, read this so you don't piss us off' - Angela Barnes
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'Cally Beaton has walked the walk, and there is no-one better to talk the talk. This will be advice from the very best, and funniest, source possible.' - Richard Osman
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Details
- Author
- Cally Beaton
- Narrator
- Cally Beaton
- Duration
- 8 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 31 July 2025
- ISBN
- 9781035420537
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Practical advice: Life hacks / handy tips, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude
Synopsis
'What an absolute book this is!' - Dawn French'This book is the perfect guide to show you how to live life to the max' - Fearne Cotton'Do I want a Cally Beaton rebrand? Hell yeah.' - Sally Phillips'This is the best writing by Mrs Beaton since that cookbook' - Sandi ToksvigPart memoir, part stereotype-defying manifesto, Namaste Motherf*ckers is a funny, empowering, practical book that takes an irreverent look at the author's own story of radical midlife reinvention - taking her from meetings in the boardroom to becoming a stand-up comedian - thanks to a chance conversation with the late, great Joan Rivers encouraging her to make change happen.Sharing stories and experiences from her career, alongside lessons learned from the many celebrities and experts that have guested on her hit podcast of the same name, Cally challenges at every turn the age-old narrative that women become invisible when they cease to be fertile. It's also a book about defying the bullsh*t expectation that midlife women at best maintain (looks, career, relationships), at worst decline. With ambitious thinking and personal development takeouts from her time as a coach, Cally debunks many of the myths surrounding the female of the species and gives a fresh, funny and life-affirming look at what it means to be a middle-aged woman who is willing to take a chance, put herself out there and who is also willing to fail.
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