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Why Mummy Drinks
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This witty and relatable story is perfect for parents, especially mums, looking for a humorous take on the everyday challenges of family life. Fans of contemporary women's fiction and readers who enjoy candid, comedic narratives about modern motherhood will find this book particularly appealing.
The smash hit Sunday Times bestseller.
The Sunday Times Number One Bestselling Author
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The smash hit Sunday Times bestseller.
Tuesday 8th September
First day back at school. I am going to 100% nail being a school mummy this year. I can totally do this. Yes, this year is definitely going to be much better β I am absolutely not going to shout at the children, let them stuff their faces with crisps or goggle away on the iPad. And I most certainly will not slump on the sofa at the end of the day, glugging wine and muttering βFMLβ repeatedly.
Unfortunately, I have not yet actually managed to buy the bento boxes for their lunches or book jiu jitsu lessons, and I will have to learn to like green tea, as it is foul, and I have not yet mastered French plaits, but I am quietly confident that these are mere details in my grand master planβ¦
It is Mummyβs 39th birthday. She is staring down the barrel of a future of people asking if she wants to come to their advanced yoga classes, and polite book clubs where everyone claims to be tiddly after a glass of Pinot Grigio and says things like βOooh gosh, are you having another glass?β
But Mummy does not want to go quietly into that good night of women with sensible haircuts who βlive for their childrenβ and stand in the playground trying to trump each other with their offspringβs extracurricular activities and achievements, and boasting about their latest holidays.
Instead, she clutches a large glass of wine, muttering βFMLβ over and over again. Until she remembers the gem of an idea sheβs hadβ¦
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"God, sheβs funny" β Jilly Cooper
"Honest and very funny β itβs a tale that mums will identify with" β The Sun
"Simβs latest offering is a hilarious follow-up to her bestselling debutβ¦ youβd be forgiven for thinking the blogger behind Peter and Jane couldnβt pull it off twice β but she has" β The Sunday Post
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008241094
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 31 May 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HarperCollins
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Gill Sims is the author and illustrator of the hugely successful parenting blog and Facebook site 'Peter and Jane'. She lives in Scotland with her husband, two children and a recalcitrant rescue Border Terrier, who rules the house. Gill's interests include drinking wine, wasting time on social media, trying and failing to recapture her lost youth and looking for the dog when he decides to go on one of his regular jaunts.
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