Nigel Marsh's Fat, Forty and Fired is not a "do it yourself" change your life book. But it is a very readable account of the author's attempt to take advantage of a forced redundancy by spending one year not working and helping his family.
What is clear through the humorous stories is that the author understands that to repair his relationships with his wife and four children he first needs to fix himself: by acknowledging his alcoholism, losing weight and changing his priorities.
As an English advertising executive in Australia he has plenty of material to work with. He is not your average house-husband: he attends Quaker meetings, trains for an ocean swimming race and fits in a European holiday.
This is a very easy to read book with enough personal insights to give every man (and woman) food for thought.
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