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Five Go Parenting

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Bringing up a baby turns into an unexpected adventure for The Five when a baby arrives on their doorstep. Left responsible by their relatives who face legal troubles, Anne, Dick, George, and another Anne navigate the challenges of parenthood with no clue what they're doing. From sleepless nights to frantic Google searches, they confront the chaos and uncertainty that comes with caring for a newborn. This humorous tale explores whether this new responsibility is an adventure too far for The Five.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy light-hearted, comedic takes on family life and parenting mishaps, especially fans of humorous fiction.

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Enid Blyton's books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Now, in this new series of Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, George, Dick, Anne, Julian and Timmy confront possibly their toughest challenge yet: parenthood

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Bringing up a baby would surely be children's play for The Five. How hard could it possibly be?!

When the doorbell rings one Saturday afternoon, the last thing the Five were expecting to find on their doorstep was a baby... But the Five are next of kin to Cousin Rupert and his wife. So, when they find themselves in a spot of bother and are destined for a short spell behind bars, Anne, Dick, George, and Anne are the first port of call.

First, it's the fear and the tiredness that kicks in. They are terrified at being responsible for this new life and have no idea if they're doing it right. Why is it crying? They use Dr Google constantly, who, whatever the situation, offers the same range of advice from 'don't worry about it' to 'rush her to the A&E'. 'Why is she crying?' they constantly ask. 'Why?' It keeps them up all night every night, until they are reduced to walking ghosts, haunted by a numb and impotent fury.

Is this an adventure too far for our Five?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786482280

Publisher: Quercus Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 November 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Quercus Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 205.0mm

Weight: 190g

Pages: 112

About the Author

Bruno Vincent is a bestselling author, with a number of humour titles to his name including Do Ants Have Arseholes?which was a Sunday Times bestseller, with 147,000 sales through bookscan in 3 months. The follow-up, Do Bats Have Bollocks?, was also a Sunday Times bestseller.

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