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I absolutely loved reading Olivia Banks' sharp, no-holds-barred memoir, Breaking Rules, Taking Risks: A Memoir of Power, Betrayal and Liberation, and was unable to put it down for even a minute—it totally captivated me. This is a raw and witty memoir of ambition, love, and survival in a world where women are still fighting to be heard. From teenage misadventures and toxic workplaces to affairs, motherhood, and the constant clash with sexism, Olivia’s journey lays bare the invisible barriers that shape women’s lives.
Book Description
Breaking Rules, Taking Risks is a raw and witty memoir of ambition, love, and survival in a world where women are still fighting to be heard. From teenage misadventures and toxic workplaces to affairs, motherhood, and the constant clash with sexism, Olivia’s journey lays bare the invisible barriers that shape women’s lives. Both unflinching and darkly funny, this is a story of resilience, reinvention, and refusing to accept the limits others try to impose.
About Olivia Banks
Olivia grew up in a small market town with deep agricultural roots, a long way from the fast-paced world of finance where she still works in the United Kingdom. Her writing explores risk, desire, and the complex balance between ambition and authenticity.
Olivia, with a successful financial career spanning over two decades, prefers to keep her writing anonymous, allowing the focus to remain on the stories rather than the person behind them.
My Thoughts
I absolutely loved reading Olivia Banks' sharp, no-holds-barred memoir, Breaking Rules, Taking Risks: A Memoir of Power, Betrayal and Liberation, and was unable to put it down for even a minute—it totally captivated me. This is a raw and witty memoir of ambition, love, and survival in a world where women are still fighting to be heard. From teenage misadventures and toxic workplaces to affairs, motherhood, and the constant clash with sexism, Olivia’s journey lays bare the invisible barriers that shape women’s lives.
With wit as biting as it is disarming, Olivia Banks peels back the glossy façade of career and ambition to reveal the messy, hilarious, and often painful truths most people are too polite to admit. She captures what it means to stumble, strive, and start over, all while navigating a world that still prefers its women to play nice. Both unflinching and darkly funny, this book felt like someone finally said out loud all the messy, complicated things we’re not supposed to admit. It’s honest about desire, ambition, and the mistakes that we make, but also about the freedom that comes when you stop apologising for who you are.
More than just a tell-all, this book is a reckoning. Olivia lays bare the contradictions of being ambitious and human, bold and vulnerable, and the high price women often pay for refusing to shrink themselves. Her unapologetic voice turns moments of heartbreak and humiliation into raw comedy and hard-won wisdom, creating a memoir that’s as laugh-out-loud funny as it is fiercely relatable. This story of resilience, reinvention, and refusing to accept the limits others try to impose is the kind of book that stays with you and makes you see yourself a little differently. It is a celebration of those who dare to live on their own terms, and it’s for anyone who’s ever broken a rule, bent a boundary, or dared to want more, and who knows that survival, in the end, can be its own kind of triumph.
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