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Don’t Blame Me, It’s Everybody Else!: The Continuing Memories of a Confused Seventies Teenager! (Continuing Adventure of A Confused Seventies Teenager Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Alex Cotton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 654 ratings
Third book in the series.
Continuing on from "Don't Tell My Mum". It's now 1977 and we follow Alex through the twists and turns of growing up and leaving home, from the engagement party that she doesn't really want, through to the wedding that has nothing to do with the bride and groom at all and ending with a baby that was planned but 'not supposed to happen for another year'.
Among all the events are the ever present strange family. the attention seeking, all singing mother who can now buy a hat and be centre of attention at the wedding, the father, paralyzed with fear at the thought of walking down the aisle and giving a speech and the little brother who is still of a nervous disposition but has now swapped Avon collecting for drinking at age nine.
We also meet the in- laws who are even stranger and make the first family seem almost normal. Throw in a house full of slugs, shoplifting pensioners, patronising doctors, ill fitting hospital gowns and hallucinating sisters in law and you get some of the picture. If you liked the first books this one should give you a giggle.

"My mother said she would write me a note to get me out of being a witness,I told her it was Crown Court , not P.E"

"Terence was still in the closet at this point but the door was almost hanging off it's hinges"

"I told my mother you had to suffer to be beautiful, she said she wouldn't bother, she'd managed this long, she'd stay as she was".

Can be read as a stand alone book but to appreciate fully should be read as a series.

Book Four "Don't Know Where She Gets That From! " (Adventures in Parenting) available to download now.
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  1. Book 3 of 5
    Confused Sixties Childhood
  2. Print length
    210 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    25 July 2014
  5. File size
    1.2 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00M5EIC72
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 25 July 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.2 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 210 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 3 of 5 ‏ : ‎ Confused Sixties Childhood
  • Customer reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 654 ratings

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Alex Cotton

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My name is Alex and I live in East Yorkshire, England with my husband of too many years to remember, two dogs and a psychotic parrot that hates me.

I was born in 1960 and grew up in the sixties and seventies. To all of you too young to remember those primitive times I can promise you that the things in my books are all true, it really was like that back then. Somehow we managed to live (and even enjoy ourselves) without mobile phones, laptops, iPads and all the rest. if you had tried to explain social media and the internet to us back then we would have thought you were mad. I cant say I wouldn't be lost without all those things nowadays but believe me, it was possible to live without it

Anyway, I hope you enjoy my books and find something in them to amuse you. i have been accused of making things up but i promise you, it's all true. i really was brought up in a family of nutters and oddballs.

Even if you find you don't like my sorry tales, I thank you for giving them a go anyway.

My books to date are:

Don't Look at Me in That tone of Voice

Don't Tell my Mum

Don't Blame Me, it's Everybody Else

Don't Know Where She Get's That From

Don't Get Me Started, We'll Be Here All Day

Dangerous Misunderstandings (Murder in a Paper Shop)

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Customers find the book very funny, with real laugh-out-loud moments throughout. Moreover, they appreciate its readability, noting it's just as good as the first book in the series. Additionally, the book effectively brings back memories and takes readers back to their own childhood. They also praise its pacing, with one customer describing it as a true page-turner.

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43 customers mention ‘Humor’43 positive0 negative

Customers find the book very funny, with real laugh-out-loud moments throughout, and appreciate how the author makes everyday stories entertaining.

"...She also has an Aunt Dolly like I did. She writes in a very amusing way." Read more

"This book deserves more than ten stars! Alex has a unique way of writing that is second to none!..." Read more

"I really like this author and her easy going style. Fun, easy read and well recommended. This story is, . I believe a second one in the series...." Read more

"...I hope the story will continue in another book. The author makes everyday stories very funny and makes you realise that your own family is not that..." Read more

32 customers mention ‘Readability’32 positive0 negative

Customers find the book to be an excellent, easy read that matches the quality of the first book in the series.

"Brilliant read, couldn't put the book down. It reminded me of my own youth and how things were...." Read more

"...Please write another one Alex! Thank you for three fantastically written books, I have recommended them to lots of my friends!" Read more

"I really like this author and her easy going style. Fun, easy read and well recommended. This story is, . I believe a second one in the series...." Read more

"...They take me back to my childhood/teenage years. Its an easy read." Read more

9 customers mention ‘Memories’9 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate how the book brings back memories and takes them back to their own childhood.

"...Thanks to her I have been transported back to my childhood and teenage years and relived them again in a most enjoyable way...." Read more

"...They take me back to my childhood/teenage years. Its an easy read." Read more

"...I was born in 1962 so these books bring back so many memories and brings home how much things have changed in our own lifetime." Read more

"...They are amusing and take you back to your own childhood although I think a few of the lines which are intended to be funny are somewhat far fetched...." Read more

7 customers mention ‘Pacing’7 positive0 negative

Customers find the pacing of the book engaging, with one describing it as a page turner and another noting it's true to life.

"...Very funny, and relatable." Read more

"...series, I'm so glad that I've discovered this author, she is a natural story teller. Her descriptions are absolutely hilarious!!" Read more

"...The way she writes makes her books a real page turner. Anyway, can’t stop now, off to start the next one in the series." Read more

"...Hilarious at times and very thought provoking." Read more

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  • Maggiet
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny memoir of growing up.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 March 2025
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    Brilliant read, couldn't put the book down. It reminded me of my own youth and how things were. Once I started reading I couldn't
    put the book down.
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  • Bookit
    4.0 out of 5 stars She also has an Aunt Dolly like I did
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2015
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    Read the first book of Alex's and then this and now have the third which I am reading now. She eerily echoes my own life in many way. Narcistic mother, an only child for a long time. Father who is not capable of standing up to his wife. She also has an Aunt Dolly like I did. She writes in a very amusing way.
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  • BEV FERN
    5.0 out of 5 stars TEN STARS WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH!!!!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 October 2014
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    This book deserves more than ten stars! Alex has a unique way of writing that is second to none! Thanks to her I have been transported back to my childhood and teenage years and relived them again in a most enjoyable way. We seem to have led parallel lives and I am sure there are many people born in the 60's who feel exactly the same way! I know this is Alex's final book but I am sure there is another book waiting to be written about motherhood and the trials and tribulations of what it all entails! Please write another one Alex! Thank you for three fantastically written books, I have recommended them to lots of my friends!
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  • TMH
    3.0 out of 5 stars Don't blame me, it's everybody else
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 June 2015
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    Was hoping it would be more hilarious, so I was left a bit disappointed.
    Did not live up to expectations.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Witty, humorous story detailing family life with all it's ups and downs.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 May 2015
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    I really like this author and her easy going style. Fun, easy read and well recommended. This story is, . I believe a second one in the series. It's about the prisoner's wedding and preparations for it, the family involvement and the following pregnancy and birth of her child. I read it after reading the 3rd book in the series and I believe now I'll just have to read the first one. A bit of a backwards order, but it doesn't take away from the story, and the way it's written you can read them independently. Enjoy.
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  • kelly bowey
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice easy read!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2014
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    Enjoyed this book just as much as the other ones in the series. They take me back to my childhood/teenage years. Its an easy read.
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  • NICB
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved all three books.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 2014
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    Just read all three books in a week, loved them all. I hope the story will continue in another book. The author makes everyday stories very funny and makes you realise that your own family is not that different after all. I was born in 1962 so these books bring back so many memories and brings home how much things have changed in our own lifetime.
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  • AmethystKat
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 January 2019
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    This is the second time I have read all 5 books: they are in my 'favourite books' collection on my Kindle. I haven't tired of reading them again, and will possible read again shortly. Very funny, and relatable.
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  • Julie
    5.0 out of 5 stars The funniest one of all
    Reviewed in the United States on 10 April 2015
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    Book 3 in the continuing series ,and by far, the funniest. They have all made me chuckle, but this one literally made me laugh so hard there were tears in my eyes .
    This one is all about the planning and execution of the wedding .Seems that her family were quite odd ,but she was marrying into one that was equally as strange. Neither set of parents got along ,so the wedding turned into quite an adventure ,but OH SO FUNNY !
    Only one more yet to go in the series . I sure hope this author writes some more books. She is a gem .
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  • hlev
    5.0 out of 5 stars And on we go...
    Reviewed in Canada on 3 February 2018
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    The continuing adventures... From school to motherhood. With one dysfunctional wedding thrown in. Makes you appreciate your own crazy life/family.
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  • lily
    5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and Real
    Reviewed in the United States on 13 October 2017
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    I liked this book , she is so real! Alex is all grown up, marriage and a child! My favorite part was when the young girl was in love with her husband lol great book!
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  • bma
    5.0 out of 5 stars You have to have a sense of humour!
    Reviewed in the United States on 11 January 2020
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    This as a very interesting story and full of laughs. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it
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  • Tammy French
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
    Reviewed in the United States on 24 July 2016
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    Once again, your writing has sucked me in and gave me the giggles. I absolutely adore your books. Hoping that you continue to draw us into your innermost feelings and thoughts on life.
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