Read a sneak-peak from ‘The List that Changed My Life’ by Olivia Beirne!

The List That Changed My Life is the new novel from Olivia Beirne. Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Katie Marsh and Marian Keyes, Olivia Beirne’s The List That Changed My Life takes its readers on an hilarious and heart-warming journey of a lifetime, showing us what it means to really be alive.

16th March

Amy thrusts her hand towards me and I wince.

No. Please no. Please just leave me here. I can’t possibly stand back up. And if I have to throw myself into the air in another attempt at a star jump then I will vomit.

‘Come on!’ she cries. ‘You can do it!’

I blink at her as my chest squeezes out oxygen like I’m an empty tube of toothpaste.

If my cause of death is Zumba then I will be furious.

‘No,’ I say flatly, ‘I can’t. This is too much. I’m going home.’

Can’t she see I am about to die? I feel as if I’m about to have an asthma attack ‒ and I’m not even asthmatic.

Amy raises her eyebrows at me. ‘Get up. You’re embarrassing me.’

I screw up my face as thick, purple spots wriggle in front of my eyes. I feel bloody terrible. I thought exercise was supposed o make you feel good! This is like when Amy tried telling me you couldn’t taste the difference between white and granary bread. She told me Zumba was ‘easy’.

Amy crouches down to my level. ‘Come on, Georgia,’ she says, ‘it’s mind over matter. Get up.’

‘No,’ I say before I can stop myself, ‘it’s too hard. You’re better than me at this, Amy. You’re always better.’

Amy lurches forward and yanks me to my feet. I stumble up ungracefully.

Bloody hell, she’s strong.

‘No, I’m not,’ she says firmly. ‘I just have a better mindset than you. You’ve got to go out there and grab life, Georgie. I’m sick of watching you let the world pass you by while you’re sat on your arse watching X Factor.’

I puff in outrage.

That is so unfair. I do not spend my entire life watching X Factor. I mean, for starters it’s only on once a year.

I open my mouth to protest but Amy gets there first.

‘Now tuck your boobs back in—’ she turns to the front, and I begrudgingly copy. ‘We’re starting crunches.’

Oh great.

Read an extract from The List That Changed My Life – available on eBook 22nd November 2018 and in paperback 21st February 2019!