Recommend!

Really brilliant book. Perfect for Joni fans, but made me think and feel so much more. Thank you Amy for writing this

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Beautifully written, captivating book

I loved Amy’s honest depiction of her life and love relationships. I recognised myself in a lot of what she said. I am not familiar with Joni Mitchell’s Blue but will certainly have a listen now.

Amy also has a way of writing that draws you in, it’s so alive that at times, you can taste the words.

Thank you for showing the possibility of having an erotic, sensual relationship with yourself and life without having to be in a romantic relationship.

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Beautifully written

I found this book brought back those feelings from when I first heard Blue and reminded me of times in my life the album had been there for me, but it is also a beautifully written memoir and tribute to non romantic relationships. If you aren’t familiar with Joni Mitchell then this book would be an Interesting introduction. I loved this book and will now seek out other work by Amy.

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Loved It

I had just finished a really good book and was looking for my next great read. I started and stopped Caledonian Road twice because I just couldn't get into it. Instead I started listening to Arrangements in Blue while deciding what to listen to next. I was not expecting much, I can't even remember how I learnt about it, someone must have recommended it and I'm so glad they did. It started with me not really paying attention, this lasted for around the first 20 minutes, suddenly I realised it had my attention. So I started again from the beginning and listened properly.

Amy's experiences resonated with me it was uncanny. It was as if she had read my diary and listened to my inner thoughts Never quite having the relationships that my peers appeared to be enjoying and not for want of trying and yet it was perplexing why not. She discusses abortions and being other in a society where couples and couples with children are the norm. I kept flicking back, feeling sure it must be a work of fiction and somehow I'd missed this point. But no, it seems not and yet her story is so much like mine. I didn't want it to finish and shall probably go back to read it again.

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Honest, bold and thought-provoking

I identify with so much in this memoir. It is a riveting read. Especially for a fellow woman living in South Tyneside.

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extraordinary

Key's seering honesty and ability to articulate what is, for me, inexpressible, is quite exceptional. Simultaneously completely compelling but also excruciating at times.

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incredible

every single word resonated... thank you AMY so so much for articulating what i never could ♡

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An honest outpouring of relating to self

Somewhere, somehow, someone said that humans are more palatable and successfully when paired up. We are conditioned to think that a life without permanent or stable romantic life makes us an inferior creature: that we haven't 'made' it without being a couple. This book is a beautiful, unhurried portrait and inquiry into relating to the woes and illumination that is being in a relationship with one's self. Exquisite in content and lovingly written.

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A book for the lovelorn

This is not a book for those fortunate enough not to mind being single, or even prefer it. This is a book for those who long to love and be loved, but can't find it. I found this book touching, consoling, frightening, and encouraging. Touching because of all the pain and emotional toil Amy laid bare; consoling because it showed me that feelings of grief for the lack of love in one's life is a more common experience than I thought; frightening because it proved that some people really do never find the love they crave; but encouraging because such a person needn't feel fated to unhappiness. This booked proves that it is possible to live well alongside an unmet need for romantic love, through work, travel, home-making, and other kinds of love, including friends, family, self-friendship, and even uncommitted sexual relationships. Amy has given me the gift of understanding that though I'll likely never banish my desire for love, I can still eek out a decent existence by myself if do never find love again.

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honesty

very honest, so much selfrefkection, so clearly described : a book about a subject little spoken of

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