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The Woman Who Got Her Spark Back

Publisher
Boldwood Books
Publish Date
7 June 2025
Run Time
9 hours 51 minutes
Format
x-book®
Rating
5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect

✨ The BRAND NEW hilarious, feel-good read from Fiona Gibson, smash hit bestselling author of The Woman Who Ran Away from Everything ✨'I absolutely love Fiona Gibson's funny, emotional, relatable writing.’ Jenny Colgan

🌸 Is it ever too late to bloom? 🌸

Meet Celia. Life hasn’t worked out quite how she’d planned.

Since her son left for university, Celia has felt stuck at home – battling with her husband Geoff over control of the thermostat, and without the merest glint of a social life. Her only joy comes from the plants she nurtures in her makeshift plant hospital in their Glasgow flat.

Then three unexpected things happen:

  1. She catches Geoff in bed with a secretary from his sausage factory (no pun intended).
  2. Her high-flying best friend Amanda arrives on her doorstep without warning (but with a very large suitcase).
  3. A tall handsome French teacher asks her to tend his daughter’s cactus back to health.

🪴

Suddenly, Celia finds her life in freefall, but she makes a decision: she won’t let this be the end of her. She’ll bring herself back to life, just like the plants she works her magic on. But just how do you change the habits of a lifetime?

Praise for Fiona Gibson:

'Hilarious, sparky and joyful, relatable and brilliant! Highly recommended, whatever the time of year.' JUDY LEIGH

'Snowy, sparkly and satisfying. Highly recommended.' MADDIE PLEASE

'Fun, festive and full of good cheer, Tis the damn season! should be on the top of your Christmas reading wish list.' SARAH BENNETT

'This book isn't just for Christmas... it's the perfect escapist novel for any time of the year!' KATE GALLEY

'A festive, funny and heartfelt story of friendship and finding your way. I loved it.' FREYA KENNEDY

'Warm, witty and wonderfully relatable. Perfect escapism for women struggling to juggle everything, especially at Christmas!' KATHLEEN WHYMAN

‘Fun, witty, and sassy. It’s just what I needed to get me through a break up.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Wonderful easy reading. Heart warming, characters that are uplifting and a story full of friendship. Take This book on holiday and enjoy getting lost in this beautiful story.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Heartily recommended as a warmhearted story with emotional depth that you will want to read in one go.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘I love Fiona's style of writing, it's totally absorbing, always relatable in some way, emotional & hilarious! I don't think I can ever look at a Scotch egg in the same way ever again! 🤣’⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘I absolutely loved this book and devoured it in less than a day. It was fun, relatable and an easy read. This was one of my favourite books by Fiona Gibson!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Marvellous at any time of the year! You’re never disappointed with a Fiona Gibson novel and this one is no exception. Simple storylines, lovely ending, characters you can relate to and root for, what’s not to love?’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘I adored this book! I love Fiona’s books anyway and definitely have more on my wishlist! This is the perfect festive read. Wouldn’t we all like to escape sometimes from the festive build up?’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘This book is honestly very funny… I am probably going to reread this story again in the next couple of days, I liked it that much.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

User Reviews

Book 5.0

Narration 2.0

  • 5.0 2.0

    Great story telling as usual for Fiona Gibson

    Strange issue with narration - lots of mini breaks /breaths in the middle of sentences which make you think it is the end of chapter or sentence and then it isn’t 🤔.

    Teaeee 2025-08-29

Details

Author
Fiona Gibson
Narrator
Eilidh Beaton
Duration
9 hours 51 minutes
Release Date
7 June 2025
ISBN
9781836172239
Format
x-book®
Publisher
Boldwood Books
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Contemporary romance, Family life fiction, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Interior life, Fiction: mashup
Rating
5.0(1 review)
Narration
2.0(1 review)

Synopsis

✨ The BRAND NEW hilarious, feel-good read from Fiona Gibson, smash hit bestselling author of The Woman Who Ran Away from Everything ✨'I absolutely love Fiona Gibson's funny, emotional, relatable writing.’ Jenny Colgan 🌸 Is it ever too late to bloom? 🌸Meet Celia. Life hasn’t worked out quite how she’d planned.Since her son left for university, Celia has felt stuck at home – battling with her husband Geoff over control of the thermostat, and without the merest glint of a social life. Her only joy comes from the plants she nurtures in her makeshift plant hospital in their Glasgow flat.Then three unexpected things happen: She catches Geoff in bed with a secretary from his sausage factory (no pun intended). Her high-flying best friend Amanda arrives on her doorstep without warning (but with a very large suitcase). A tall handsome French teacher asks her to tend his daughter’s cactus back to health. 🪴Suddenly, Celia finds her life in freefall, but she makes a decision: she won’t let this be the end of her. She’ll bring herself back to life, just like the plants she works her magic on. But just how do you change the habits of a lifetime?Praise for Fiona Gibson:'Hilarious, sparky and joyful, relatable and brilliant! Highly recommended, whatever the time of year.' JUDY LEIGH'Snowy, sparkly and satisfying. Highly recommended.' MADDIE PLEASE'Fun, festive and full of good cheer, Tis the damn season! should be on the top of your Christmas reading wish list.' SARAH BENNETT'This book isn't just for Christmas... it's the perfect escapist novel for any time of the year!' KATE GALLEY'A festive, funny and heartfelt story of friendship and finding your way. I loved it.' FREYA KENNEDY'Warm, witty and wonderfully relatable. Perfect escapism for women struggling to juggle everything, especially at Christmas!' KATHLEEN WHYMAN‘Fun, witty, and sassy. It’s just what I needed to get me through a break up.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘Wonderful easy reading. Heart warming, characters that are uplifting and a story full of friendship. Take This book on holiday and enjoy getting lost in this beautiful story.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘Heartily recommended as a warmhearted story with emotional depth that you will want to read in one go.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘I love Fiona's style of writing, it's totally absorbing, always relatable in some way, emotional & hilarious! I don't think I can ever look at a Scotch egg in the same way ever again! 🤣’⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘I absolutely loved this book and devoured it in less than a day. It was fun, relatable and an easy read. This was one of my favourite books by Fiona Gibson!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘Marvellous at any time of the year! You’re never disappointed with a Fiona Gibson novel and this one is no exception. Simple storylines, lovely ending, characters you can relate to and root for, what’s not to love?’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘I adored this book! I love Fiona’s books anyway and definitely have more on my wishlist! This is the perfect festive read. Wouldn’t we all like to escape sometimes from the festive build up?’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘This book is honestly very funny… I am probably going to reread this story again in the next couple of days, I liked it that much.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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