Publication Date: August 5, 2025
The author of My What If Year is back with a fun, witty debut novel that takes you inside the world of extreme wealth and charitable giving.
Lucia thought she had it all figured out—until life in London as a new mom and expat turned everything upside down. She’s barely holding it together when she unexpectedly lands a glamorous job as a philanthropic adviser at London’s poshest private bank. But is the world of the über-wealthy everything that it’s cracked up to be?
At work, she’s rubbing elbows with royals; at home, her teething one-year-old is up at all hours of the night, and her husband’s growing connection to his ex-girlfriend is raising suspicions.
Can Lucia juggle Buckingham Palace visits, private island getaways, and late-night cocktails at secret clubs while keeping her family intact and staying true to herself?
Someone’s Gotta Give is a debut novel by Alisha Fernandez Miranda. We go from Texas to London when an American falls in love with a Brit, who literally falls at her feet after tripping over her shoes.
Lucia is finding her way in a new country and feeling like a fish out of water. Her mother-in-law is not the warmest, and his friends all have strange nicknames and she’s never comfortable around them. When Lucia lands her dream job at a private bank as a philanthropic adviser, their life will never be the same due to her tyrannical boss and the long hours she must put in.
Sometimes Lucia’s husband, Ollie, seems too good to be true, and other times naive or in his own world, especially when it comes to Lucia’s feelings and his friend’s treatment of her, especially his ex. But their daughter, Marley, makes it all worthwhile, and she adds brightness to their days.
The story has a good flow, especially with the prologue and epilogue. There is a happily ever after once Lucia and Ollie communicate better, and she has the potential to take her career in another direction. However, I felt the story needed to go on a bit longer in several aspects since there were a few loose ends.
Someone’s Gotta Give is a story immersed in all things British, and when Lucia is thrown into that world, I was rooting for her to come out on top.
Alisha Fernandez Miranda is the author of the memoir My What If Year. With more than twenty years of experience as a philanthropic advisor, she currently serves as chair (and was formerly CEO) of I.G. Advisors, an award-winning social impact intelligence agency that consults with the world’s biggest nonprofits, foundations, and corporations on their philanthropy. A Miami native, Alisha is a graduate of Harvard University and the London School of Economics, and currently lives in Scotland with her husband and children.
