The author put it all out on the table with her memoir. It was personally relatable for me in a number of ways and I know other women will be able to relate. I felt like she had been in my mind while reading the story. For women struggling, give this a try. There is hope we can be happy with ourselves.

I had the amazing privilege of getting to know Amanda when she was a guest on our podcast, Speaking LITerally back in February. I immediately loved her and connected with her. She was funny, grounded, and had the type of wisdom that everyone can learn from.

Much like that hour I spent with her discussing her career and her life, her book was full of brutal honesty. Even though the anxiety and self-doubt was discussed on air, she takes her time in really showing how and why she’s where she is in life. By the time I finished reading, Women Like Us, I loved her even more!

I’ll be honest, I’m not a big nonfiction reader and that includes memoirs. The only other memoir I’ve read is Michelle Obama’s Becoming, so this should be a big deal. Haha! Ok, not really, but I had an added interest. This is someone I have met and respect, someone who I have plans to stay up all night talking to and ice cream with when I make a trip to England. Apparently, I need to rethink the ice cream thing though based on the confession in the book. But I wanted to learn how she has become the person and author she is.

I’m not going to summarize her life or the book, just read it. There are four primary areas that the impact is felt: Mental Health, Self Love, Physical Illness/Medical Conditions, and Having a Plan B.

Overall, I thought it was a powerful book. One that is open and honest. With everything I already stated, Amanda does disclose how she finally got into writing and how she made her dream of becoming an author come true. The role the library played in her childhood in establishing her love of reading. She covers it all.

She really does lay her emotions out on the table and bears her soul. There were moments in the book where I felt ready to move on to the next piece to the story, but I honestly think that it is more me and my typical lack of interest in this genre than anything else.

If you enjoy memoirs, I can’t imagine you not liking this book, and it’ll probably be almost impossible to read it and not make some type of connection to Amanda’s story.

The writing is perfect in delivering her voice. After having spoken with her, I could actually hear her voice in my head at certain points of the book. It’s not easy to get a book published, I don’t think anyone is naïve enough to think it is, but it’s possible, and those who work for it will do it. This book shows how it just takes one person in one moment with one opportunity to make a childhood dream come true. I am still a fan of Mandy Prowse, and I can’t wait to make that trip to England to share an all nighter talking and laughing and crying about the lives we’ve led and lessons we’ve learned.

I really enjoyed this book, I loved hearing about how passionate Amanda has been about reading and writing from such a young age. I loved how honest she was from the very start about who she was and I loved that there was humour all the way through. There was a lot of heart break in the book which was difficult to read but also a lot of talk about the love of her family and passions which was lovely. There was so much relatable content and I really hope that this book helps people with their confidence and self esteem as the way Amanda talks about what helped herself was such an amazing read. Thank you to Amanda for being so honest about the highs and lows in her life and writing in such a captivating, honest and relatable way. I’m sure this book will inspire people in a number of positive ways 🙂

I am usually a fiction only kind of reader, it’s very rare I pick up non-fiction but after a recommendation from a friend, I decided to give it a try and I’m so glad I did.

This memoir was a rollercoaster to say the least, incredibly raw and real - the author really laid everything bare. It’s a story of real life, success, struggles and mainly hope for everything to come right in the end. It’s not all rainbows and unicorns, but I think that’s what makes it a really special read.

I don’t want to give too much away because it’s a book you just need to read, but some parts were so relatable you could just feel everything she was saying. The emotion is apparent right from the get go and it makes you laugh and want to cry along with her.

This memoir is hard hitting, inspiring and deeply personal. I cannot applaud Amanda enough for being so completely honest and frank about her life and experiences.

I love Amandas books as they are always written with love, emotion and from the heart. In this memoir we meet the woman behind the books and it is so interesting and surprising as I discovered that Amanda has had a challenging life. This is quite different to the life I imagined Authors to have, yet they are all normal people just with a fabulous talent for words, so I shouldnt have been surprised. The book made me realise that none of us are perfect and thats okay. Battles in life make us stronger and as long as we can accept who we are life can throw what it likes at us.
I saw Amanda at a book bloggers event years ago but didnt have the courage or confidence to say hello but through her stories and social media posts I know that she is a vibrant and honest person who is loved by many and hope that if we meet again I would be able to tell her this in person.
Keep on writing Mandy as I know you have many more fabulous stories in that great filing cabinet brain of yours.
My thanks to Net Galley and Publishers for the ARC of this book.

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Amanda Prowse
Memoir

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Amanda throws it all out there in her memoir Women Like Us. It is a story about the beauty and pain she experienced throughout her life.

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I can’t tell you how much I loved this memoir. Much of it felt like it was written about me. I clicked with her immediately.

The emotions she felt because she lacked confidence and was overweight could have come out of my own journal.

The author was open and honest about life’s not so special moments. Her life has been a journey full of ups and downs, and Amanda stresses that is normal.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to end. I highly recommend it.

Thank you to NetGalley, Love Books Tours, the author, and the publisher for providing this ebook for me to review.

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What a book. I truly love all of Amanda Prowses novels and this story of her life just blew me away. If made me laugh and cry in equal measure and so much of it brought back happy memories of my childhood and my family so thank you for making them all come alive again. As a curvy lady myself this book helped me feel good about myself again so thank you for that and thanks to your husband for giving you to space to finally write that book as they have given me so many happy hours reading them.

Amanda Prowse has written yet another masterpiece. "Women like us", had so many parts of me in there!
Mandy has written an honest memoir from the heart. We read through her trials and tribulations, where thankfully she has come out of the other side.
This book had me hooked from start to finish.

I fell in love with this author when I read my first book Anna, followed quickly by Theo….. then I bought every book she had written. Something just drew me to the way Amanda writes. Every story is unique and told in such a detailed and emotional way I imagined Amanda had some of these issues in her own life to be able to write so beautifully.
When I found out Amanda had written an autobiography I was so excited! I had to learn more about one of my favourite all time authors. Wow, I was blown away. To open herself up so much must of been terrifying. This time it wasn’t fiction it was her life story. Amanda your story will help so many people you are an inspiration. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’ve heard of Amanda Prowse but have never read any of her books. I enjoyed this autobiography and she seems like a very down to earth person who would be fun to hang out with.

The health struggles she dealt with growing up were horrible. Thankfully, she had a loving family to help her through that. It was sweet how she talked about her parents and grandparents.

She always wanted to write books and finally made that happen which is quite an inspiration not to give up on your dreams.

Her weight issues show you no matter how successful you are, you can still have troubles. So happy her life is going well.

Very interesting book even if you’ve not read her books before. Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read this book.

I have enjoyed quite a few of Amanda's books and many of them have spoken to me in a way that I can relate to. She seems to be able to get to the heart of an issue and show empathy for many problems women and families go through. Her subjects range from marriage break ups, eating disorders, depression and miscarriage. This memoir proves that she writes from the heart and no wonder she does such a good job.
Fascinating to read about her life story, the one thing I didn't know about was her difficult birth and the pelvic problems and surgery she suffered. Really well written and relatable.

Amanda Prowse has been my favourite author since she started writing, because of how she writes. I have loved all her books, have met her, and until reading this book, thought I knew her! What I didn't know, was how much in awe of her, and how much I now admire the woman she is !

Her life in this book is a "no holds barred" book. She is brutally honest, says it as it is and discloses what she has gone through, warts and all.

From her early years with her numerous operations in hospital. Her school days to her leaving home. Her relationship with food, friends, and moving homes, to her marrying the love of her life, and the trauma of helping her beloved son suffering with depression...this woman has suffered so much, but has painted on a smile, and carried on for her public / readers!

I laughed with her, I cried for her and I'm not ashamed to say, that I love this woman! Amanda, you are an incredible lady, and the strongest person I know!

Thank you to Netgalley and the author for my ARC copy, in return for an honest review.

What an honest, frank story.. I very rarely read autobiographies, but as Amanda Prowse is one of my favourite authors, it was never in doubt that I would read it. I think we all have preconceptions of people and this book just shows how wrong we can be. I'm in even more awe of Mandy now than I was before.

This is an honest memoir that has been written and lived by an amazing daughter,woman, mother, wife, friend and author..
I give Amanda Prowse so much credit for having the courage to share her life with the world. Not easy!
I am sure, as I did, that many readers will see parts of themselves in some of these chapters.
While reading, I stopped and thought "Wow, that's was me!" during many moments.
It is definitely a heartfelt, sad at times, happy at times, challenging, story that shows resilience and courage.

This memoir was well done!
I always enjoy Amanda Prowse's book!
Thank you to NeGalley and #Amazon Publishing UK for this ARC and allowing me to provide my review.

I received an ARC of Women Like Us, by Amanda Prowse. I just could not get into this book to even finish it. Too depressing.

Amanda Prowse is one of my favourite authors and I couldn’t wait to read her autobiography. What an honest told from the heart story it is.

Amanda is not only a best selling author but a really lovely genuine lady and this comes across in the pages of this personal book.

I could relate to many aspects of Amanda’s story. A lot of woman compare themselves to the shiny perfect life of others when in reality everyone has to face their own struggles and difficulties. Amanda so openly recounts her own struggles which I’m sure will help many other woman in similar situations.

I applaud Amanda for turning her life around, with the love of her husband and family and her own strength she is now enjoying the happiness she so readily gives to others through her wonderful writing. Amanda I loved you before Woman Like Us but now I have even more love and respect for you , I urge everyone to read this brilliant book it will pull at your heartstrings but also make you feel good and uplift you.

If you have ever felt like you're never quite good enough and had worries about your appearance, your career, or any other aspects of your life, you need to read this book.

Women Like Us is a story of success and hope from the words of a very wise woman.

Amanda's voice is warm and so relatable, you cannot fail to feel both inspired and in awe as you gain access into her remarkable life.

I laughed and cried too many times to count while reading this candid memoir. It's a life changing read, and one I will be recommending to everyone. It needs to be on your tbr!

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I will be honest - Amanda Prowse’s name was familiar to me, but I didn’t know who she was (in fact, I thought she was an actress, not an author). So, saying that I went into this book completely blind - when there also wasn’t a description - is extremely accurate. I thought, from the title, this would be some short stories under the over-arching umbrella of stories about women - possibly about her or possibly about women in her life.

I enjoy autobiographies, though I also realize that they are written as we’d like our life story to be told and preserved. Every single person has a backstory and different ways of telling said story. Some people skirt around difficult times in their lives - Ms. Prowse does not do that in this book. At times, I found some of her emotional (yet real) angst a bit over the top, but I’m sure that at the time all those feelings were really what she felt. I wish that she’d detailed a bit more about her writing process - yes, she has a filing cabinet with stories in them, but even when saying she researched a topic, it’s just presented as “I researched it” opposed to explaining how or why; maybe this is more explained if I’d read the actual book and looked at Author’s Notes? But, that didn't seem to be the point of this book. I did like that she included a number of difficult stories trying to bring topics to light for discussion purposes, but at times I felt she went a bit on a bit too long (maybe too much trying to describe the situation repeatedly?).

I have read a few novels by Amanda Prowse and, whilst she has a compelling style of writing, she is not a favorite of mine. She has gone through an enormous amount - sexual assault, multiple operations as a teenager for a painful pelvic condition, low self-esteem, food issues, miscarriage, suicidal son, cancer, etc., but she eventually tried her hand at writing which is what she always wanted to do, and has become very successful. She has also had many jobs, from cleaning to having her own business. However, in this memoir she obviously needed to explain what lead to her over eating to the extent that she became morbidly obese. It is well written but I found it unnecessarily detailed and too long.

You know when you read books, and you have that favourite author?
Then she goes and releases a memoir, and you just HAVE to read it because you are in awe of her?
That was me when I heard that Amanda Prowse was writing her story.
She has always come across as a true, down to earth, 'real' woman, who has had her fair share of struggles, including being an army wife, battling cancer, and how her family coped with the depression her son Josiah went through due to them both writing about it.
Yet, she has never been afraid to talk about these things.
I felt I already knew her.
But reading Women Like Us made me aware of how much I didn't know.
We all have a backstory, and it is that which moulds us to be the people we become.
Amanda Prowse has opened up about her life in a way that I feel will relate to many, many women out there.
Without wanting to give too much away, because I would urge anyone reading this to read the book themselves, Amanda's life has had huge amounts of love poured into it by her wonderful family and husband.
However, there have been events and situations that have tested her and almost broken her at times.
An undiagnosed medical condition, loss, abuse, miscarriages, and that overwhelming feeling of never being good enough or thin enough.
I read each chapter, and yes, there were times I smiled and laughed out loud. I'm as clumsy as Mrs Prowse and could relate to so many things she wrote.
My eyes moistened at other times, reading about some of the things Amanda had gone through.
Tears streamed down my cheeks as the realisation hit that some situations hit much closer to home than others. I've been there before, too, and maybe, I'm there right now.
And Amanda has come out of the other side, not necessarily unscathed, but a brighter, happier, more positive woman for it.
It takes a brave person to open up the way Amanda has, and I truly applaud her. I would be giving her the hugest of hugs right now if she was in front of me.
Amanda, thank goodness you managed to overcome the words of that English teacher, because where would I be without my Prowse books?

Many thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.