Anniki Sommerville

Anniki Sommerville is a British author and commentator whose work explores the realities of modern womanhood with honesty, humour, and a refreshing lack of pretension. She writes about the pressures, expectations, and absurdities that women navigate in midlife and beyond. The B Word is a frank, funny, and empowering exploration of ageing, ambition, and identity for women in their forties and beyond. Sommerville writes with warmth and candour about the challenges of midlife — from changing bodies and shifting careers to evolving relationships and the search for purpose — and offers a much-needed antidote to the silence and shame that often surround women's ageing. Her writing has resonated with a wide audience of women who feel unseen or underrepresented in mainstream culture, and the book has been praised for its honesty, its humour, and its solidarity. The B Word is available as an audiobook, read by Imogen Church, as well as in print, giving listeners an entertaining and empowering way to engage with Sommerville's candid and witty writing.