*I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this opportunity*

Kate has had enough. She realized this as she’s halfway out her bathroom window, the sounds of the house party she didn’t know her husband was throwing spilling out into the garden. The used-and-abused wife of comedian Vince Weaver, Kate pretty much single-handedly raised her stepdaughter, manages her husband’s social and professional calendar, written two books for him, cleaned, cooked, cared for the dog, worked her own job, and somehow managed to scrounge up some awful treats for the local bake sale. And what has her husband done? Become an absolute twat as soon as he has a whiff of fame years ago and uprooted their lives to relocate to his parent’s house.

And so, Kate absconds her life and runs away to London as a forty something and the story begins.

Heartwarming and a little unexpected, THE WOMAN WHO RAN AWAY FROM EVERYTHING proves that you’re never too old to make your life into what you want it to be. Told through the dual POVs of Kate (the runner) and, surprisingly, Vince (the wanker husband) this book followed Kate finding her own life and love of life and Vince figuring out how to be a successful adult without the wife he’s been taking advantage of.

I truly enjoyed both characters, with Vince’s story and unexpected (but much appreciated) bonus– it was very vindicating to follow Vince realize how much he depended on Kate and, eventually, mature into a considerate person. This was a delightful and light read, I only wish the book had been longer to really wrap up the stories in a meaningful and purposeful way.