Hello Blogites,
I wanted to write a blog about the themes of my book. Well, actually, one of the themes of the book. The main theme as it goes. Without giving too much away (and if you've read the synopsis, this won't come as a massive surprise) the main theme of, This Thirtysomething Life: A Diary, is growing up.
When I imagined this book in my head, the first thing that came mind was the phrase, 'the good old days'. I think at some point in our lives, most of wish that we were eighteen again, or twenty-one (or insert a great period of your life, it could be when you were twelve). It isn't that we hate our current existence, but it's usually because we look back on our salad years with a clouded nostalgia. In our minds at least, this was a carefree time, when all we had to worry about was what pub/club we were going to at the weekend, how we were going to kiss that girl/guy we really liked and making it home from college/university in time to watch Neighbours. It was a simple time. We didn't have to worry about mortgage payments, relationships, having kids, not having kids and all the other trappings of adult life. In short, it was brilliant.
So, when we're in our thirties, about to become parents, homeowners, married etc...of course we look back upon our wonder years and long to have that simple life again. However, and here's the catch, as much as we want to go back we can't because it doesn't exist anymore. Every now and then, we all try to recreate moments from our past, whether it's going on holiday to the same place, nights out with the same gang, but it's never quite the same. Places change, people change and that old magic is lost in the corridors of time. It's sad, but true.
The only solution is to move on, embrace the now and plan for the future because if we're stuck living in the past, eventually we'll lose everything we have in the present. Again, without giving too much away, this is the dilemma faced by Harry in the book and I think you'll enjoy seeing how he deals with it. I think it's a fairly common theme and especially for men. Growing up is hard, accepting it is even harder.
Blog soon x
