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30 Things I Love About Myself

by Radhika Sanghani
Radhika Sanghani
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When Nina Mistry's life hits rock bottom, she decides to change her stars by falling in love...with herself—a hilarious, heartfelt story from outrageously funny novelist Radhika Sanghani.
Nina didn't plan to spend her thirtieth birthday in jail, yet here she is in her pajamas, locked in a holding cell. There's no Wi-Fi, no wine, no carbs—and no one to celebrate with.
Unfortunately, it gives Nina plenty of time to reflect on how screwed up her life is. She's just broken up with her fiancé, and now has to move back into her childhood home to live with her depressed older brother and their uptight, traditional Indian mother. Her career as a freelance journalist isn’t going in the direction she wants, and all her friends are too busy being successful to hang out with her. 
Just as Nina falls into despair, a book lands in her cell: How to Fix Your Shitty Life by Loving Yourself. It must be destiny. With literally nothing left to lose, Nina makes a life-changing decision to embark on a self-love journey. By her next birthday, she's going to find thirty things she loves about herself.

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  • Release date

    January 4, 2022

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593457627
      • File size: 303107 KB
      • Duration: 10:31:28

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      November 22, 2021
      Sanghani’s sweet if unremarkable latest (after Not That Easy) opens with Nina Mistry at rock bottom, or so she thinks. It’s her 30th birthday, and she’s been arrested in her hometown of Leicester, England, after falling in with a group of demonstrators protesting the treatment of refugees while on her way to grab a bite to eat. In her cell, she contemplates how she’s “failing at a lot of big life things.” But the universe (by way of a helpful detective) provides her with the book How to Love Yourself (and Fix Your Shitty Life in the Process), which Nina takes from the jail and uses as a guide for her “spiritual journey.” Over the next year, she upends her relationships with her clinically depressed brother and overbearing mother, the latter of whom constantly reminds her she’s a disappointment to the Indian community. She explores astrology, meditation, and tantric sex, and there’s even a naked reciting of Maya Angelou’s work. Things go sideways when her article “Yoga isn’t for white people” (retitled by an editor) goes viral, bringing on attacks from trolls and accusations of racism. While some of the dialogue is flat and the arc is a bit predictable, the characters are charming and heartfelt. It’s modest but effective. Agent: Madeleine Milburn, Madeleine Milburn Ltd.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Author and narrator Radhika Sanghani's energetic British voice highlights this feel-good, funny story. When Nina finds herself sobbing in jail on her 30th birthday after accidentally participating in a protest, she seems to have hit rock bottom. But an officer gives her a book to pass the time, and it turns out to be a self-help book that sends her on a new path. Upon release, Nina is determined to get her freelance career on track and get over her ex-fianc�. As she adds to her recommended list of traits she loves about herself, she experiences triumphs and pitfalls in a realistic way. Sanghani expertly switches tones as she delivers a mother's exasperated sighs, Nina's depressed brother's monotone, and her bestie's high-pitched squeals. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      June 1, 2022

      British Indian Nina Mistry is spending the eve of her 30th birthday in jail. Add that to her recent breakup, her layoff at work, and a forced move back to her mother's home, it tops the list for worst night ever. In an effort to get through the night, she begs her jailer for something to read. He provides her with a self-help book. After leaving jail, she applies it to her life in humorous and moving ways. Sanghani (Virgin; Not That Easy) narrates her own novel and takes her audience on a hilarious romp. Listeners will also hear the novel authentically confronting serious and sometimes difficult topics, ranging from suicide to sexual orientation. VERDICT Highly recommended. Sanghani's latest will appeal to readers of light-hearted fiction or humor and those who might need a nudge toward loving themselves.--Joanna M. Burkhardt

      Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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