Why Mommy Drinks
On Sale: 10/02/2018
Why Mommy Drinks
On Sale: 10/02/2018
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About the Book
Why Mommy Drinks is the brilliant novel from Gill Sims, the author of the online sensation Peter and Jane.
Boy Child Peter, Girl Child Jane and Daddy have exciting adventures with Mommy. Daddy likes gadgets. Peter and Jane like starting fires, trying to kill each other and driving Mommy to drink. Written from the point of view of an exhausted mommy at the end of the day, it’s honest, it’s funny, and it’s a little bit sweary.
It is Mommy’s 39th birthday. She is staring down the barrel at a future of people asking if she wants to come to their yoga class, and book clubs, where everyone is wearing statement scarves and they are all ‘tiddly’ after a glass of Pinot Grigio. But Mommy does not want to go quietly into that good night of women with sensible haircuts who ‘live for their children’, boasting about Boy Child and Girl Child’s achievements. Instead, she clutches a large glass of wine, muttering FML over and over, and then remembers the gem of an idea she’s had…
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Product Details
- ISBN: 9780008300166
- ISBN 10: 000830016X
- Imprint: HarperCollins
- On Sale: 10/02/2018
- Pages: 352
- List Price:16.99 CAD
- BISAC1 : FICTION / Humorous / General
- BISAC2 : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Marriage & Long Term Relationships
- BISAC3 : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood
- BISAC4 : FICTION / Contemporary Women
- BISAC5 : FICTION / Family Life