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A Thousand Wasted Sundays

A Hilarious and Heartfelt Memoir About Partying, Parenting and Sobriety

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A Thousand Wasted Sundays

By: Victoria Vanstone
Narrated by: Victoria Vanstone
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Victoria Vanstone grew up in 1980s England in a happy home full of laughter, booze and a disturbing amount of fancy-dress parties. From her youthful days downing cheap wine at the local park to dodging disastrous relationships and a messy run-in with a firework, her reliable mate alcohol was never far from reach.

Eventually, Victoria found herself in Australia with a husband and a child on the way. After sobering up for her first pregnancy, becoming a boring, bottom-wiping, cleaning machine meant she soon returned to her binge-drinking ways, and had to grapple anew with the habits and beliefs that had gone unchecked since childhood.

Can a party girl put down the pint glass for good?

Incredibly funny and highly relatable, A Thousand Wasted Sundays is for anyone that has ever had a close encounter of the drinking kind. For fans of Rosie Waterland, Judith Lucy, Dolly Alderton and Adam Kay.

2024, Australian Business Book Award, Long-listed

©2024 Victoria Vanstone (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing Addiction & Recovery Alcoholism Substance abuse Funny Inspiring Witty Memoir
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Brilliantly written, brilliantly read. A great read for those with or without concerns with alcohol. I absolutely loved it

BRILLIANT

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What a brilliant roller coaster of a story..For anyone anywhere on the spectrum of questioning their drinking its a great ,thought provoking read. I loved the pure, raw honesty, and humour.

Brilliant

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Unflinchingly honest and skilfully narrated memoir. Balances the vulnerability of speaking about addiction with a wry, defiant humour.

Highly entertaining

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This a a very well written bio that is very relatable for those of us that came of age in the 80s and 90s. it's honest, very raw, funny, confronting but most of all heartfelt. It's a very well structured bio that cleverly has the past and present meet in the middle which makes it hard to put down.
I have a rule to always do bios on audible as I love the texture added by the author reading their own story. This one doesn't miss. Victoria will draw you in from the opening chapters.
Give her listen (or a read) and if you enjoy it then head over to her podcast Sober Awkward.

All the feels!

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I wanted the audio version of this book as I felt I needed this to be read from the Author. I felt like someone read my brain and told my story this book was so honest and relatable, I laughed and cried this is definitely one of the best sober books.

This is the most honest sober story ever

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So enjoyed this real story about a girl, teen, and lady who has made some bad decisions and then turned her life around. So well written you laugh, cry and feel inspired! But mostly laugh because of the way Victoria writes, loved it couldn’t put it down, can’t wait for the next one!

Best book ever

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Such an amazing gripping listen. I grabbed my earphones every chance i could! Thanks for sharing your experience!

Humour, honesty, rawness

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Loved loved loved this book, I felt like I was listening to a good friend or extremely similar experiences to my own. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, thanks so much Vic for sharing your story. It’s so reassuring to know that the things I’ve experienced and been through and how much my drinking relates back to that is actually quite normal and I’m not such a weirdo!! Can’t wait for the next book.

Like reading my own diary!

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Loved, loved, loved Victoria’s memoir. Her story is extremely powerful and horrifyingly hilarious. I could not stop listening 🙏

Wow!!! Raw, honest and inspiring

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This was a great easy listen, I love that Victoria is reading her own story. Victoria take you on a very deep and honest journey through her life and highlights the impact alcohol has had on her. I highly recommend this book.

Funny, Entertaining and Honest

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