Whether you are living alone by choice or compromise it is challenging. Notions such as cooking for one, organising a holiday and managing fiances are difficult. In Australia more than two million people live alone. The fastest growing housing demographic in Australia is actually people who live alone. The Australian Institute of Family Studies estimates that by 2026 the amount of people that live alone will be higher than the traditional nuclear family households.
Jane Mathews, author of Midlife Manifesto, will be releasing her second novel The Art of Living Alone And Loving It. In her new book Jane shares her own experiences, saying though she did not choose to live alone and although she is happy now, it did take a while to adjust to. “I didn’t choose to live alone. Few of us do. I fell into it post divorce, not with an elegant swan dive but with a graceless belly flop,” said Jane. “Like a dodgy blind date, I can’t say living alone and I hit it off straight away. But now I have learned not only to appreciate it, but even prefer it, and I can’t see myself ever relinquishing my solo path. I don’t see it as a compromise, a holding pattern or a bump on the road towards the sunny heights of coupledom. I am happy, but it took a while to get here.”
Australian media personality Deborah Hutton already loves the book, “Jane’s expert guidance will empower anyone who lives solo. She delivers a compelling narrative and a positive, inspiring guide to living life to the full.”
Looking for an inspirational toolkit on solo living? Jane new book is the ultimate guide to living alone, full of warmth, practical advice and humour.
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