This week, host Ateh Jewel meets author Adele Parks. On the publication week of her 25th novel Our Beautiful Mess, Adele Parks MBE, who has sold more than six million books and received an MBE for services to literature, opens up about the plot twists that have shaped her own life.
Hear about how Adele juggled the demands of a career alongside her 10-month-old son Conrad after splitting from her husband, what she did to manage a civilised divorce, and how her second husband Jim gave up his job to support Adele and Conrad.
Discover her secret to a 21-year marriage and how her approach to friendship has changed in her second act.
Second Act is the podcast and community for women in midlife who refuse to fade into the background.
Join host, midlifer, mum-of-two and divorcee Ateh Jewel as she navigates her own second act by speaking to celebrity guests about what age means to them, and how they're approaching this new phase of life.
If you've got a question or dilemma you'd like Ateh, her celebrity guests and experts to answer, drop her a line at
[email protected] and make sure to tune in to hear the answer.
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