Stepping Up: the joyful and emotional Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy Book Club pick 2023. Adored by readers

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An unspeakable tragedy turns Beth's life upside down, and she finds herself guardian to her teenage niece and toddler nephew, catapulted into an unfamiliar world of bedtime stories, parents' evenings and cuddly elephants. Having never been responsible for anyone - or anything - it's not long before she feels seriously out of her depth. Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die." G.K. Chesterton How can a book be both heart-warming and gut-wrenching at the same time? Surely it's impossible to have an impact on several internal organs at once? Al jaren roep ik dat schrijfster Dani Atkins (naast Colleen Hoover) mijn favoriete auteur is en dat niemand qua niveau ook maar in haar beurt kan komen, maar toen ik dat zei had ik duidelijk 'Vallen en opstaan' van Sarah Turner nog niet gelezen. Wat een pareltje is dit! I loved Albert and his shouty texts, and Jory, who I was rooting for the entire read! Beth was funny, and I couldn’t help but laugh with her.

responsibility / no excuses. There are always constraints. The question is what will you do in spite of them. Your lungs with smoke from the front lines, and finish strong. Be prepared to shine when presented with your finest hour. A man doesn’t have to understand gods purposes to be a gods man, if he knows who god is and trusts him. Leadership is not a position. If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader – John Quincy Adams. This book is one of the best I've read in a long time! I have never read any of the 'Unmumsy Mum' but Sarah Turner's novel 'Stepping Up' is really fresh and engaging and made me laugh out loud and cry in equal measure.One of the book's strengths is its emphasis on the interconnectedness of different areas of life, including relationships, finances, and personal growth. Izzo argues that taking responsibility in one area of life can lead to positive changes in other areas. He provides examples of individuals who have transformed their lives through this approach. Without going into too much, the tragic event was dealt with so brilliantly, it really showed the feelings across all characters in a sensitive and realistic way. The whole storyline was just written perfectly.

With each new generation, we have lowered our expectations for teenagers -- reject this mindset of our culture p76/78 The consequence of having a seismic shift towards victim thinking means more of us feel that the future is not in our hands but in the hands of forces outside ourselves. And since internal locus of control is positively correlated with happiness, success and initiative while external locus of control is related to anxiety and depression, it's pretty clear that most organizations and society as a whole would be better off if more of us believed we could change things." pg 21 But then an unspeakable tragedy turns her life upside down and she finds herself guardian to her teenage niece and toddler nephew. She's out of her depth and everyone's expecting her to fail, but with the stakes so high and people relying on her for the first time in her life she has to step up rather than give up. Ondanks dat er ietwat voorspelbare wendingen in zitten + een open einde heb ik genoten van dit verhaal en vond ik het heel mooi hoe Beth evolueert en haar doel vindt. An unspeakable tragedy turns Beth’s life upside down, and she finds herself guardian to her teenage niece and toddler nephew, catapulted into an unfamiliar world of bedtime stories, parents’ evenings and cuddly elephants. Having never been responsible for anyone – or anything – it’s not long before she feels seriously out of her depth.A moving and beautifully-told tale of parenthood but not as you know it. I just loved it.' Gillian McAllister