"Could it be time for a rebrand?
When Becca's daughter, Sophie, leaves for university, she finds herself with a very empty nest and no idea how to fill it. Her marriage to Steady Steve hasn't excited either of them since the noughties, and with her job being taken from under her by someone much younger, Becca is losing her grip on all of her labels - mum, wife, employee.
Forced to move in with her estranged mother after she takes a fall, Becca is confronted by the fact that her life doesn't look at all like she expected it would. And if things are going to change, she's going to have to be the one to change them. But then Sophie announces she's moving back in, and it seems she's expecting her mum to solve all her problems . . .
Throwing on her best pair of mum jeans, and fighting against all of her instincts, Becca must learn to put herself first. But how can she embrace her second act when she doesn't even have a second to herself?"
"She married him for better or worse. But no one mentioned the ex-wife.
When saying 'I do' to the love of her life, it didn't matter to Marie that Scott had been married before. But four years later, it's a different story.
These days, Marie feels as though Scott sees more of his first wife and their children than he does of her and their energetic toddler. All she wants is for them to be a happy, blended family, but it's not so easy when his ex-wife refuses to let the two families meet.
Well, Marie's had enough! Now she's setting out to find his ex and prove that she's a decent person who can be trusted with the children. But there's a slight catch: Scott's asked her to let him handle it, so she'll need to be discreet. Which is difficult when her mum, cousin and aunt decide to get involved and don't know the meaning of the word.
Marie's determined to make it work and pull off the impossible, preferably without getting publicly humiliated, arrested or even divorced..."
"She's wearing the pants in this family. And washing everyone else's too...
When Sarah's husband, Will, is unexpectedly fired, her first reaction is shock. Then she gets a call offering her his old job. On principle, she should turn it down. But their young family needs the money and Sarah can't help feeling like her career has taken a backseat all these years. Now it is her turn to shine.
Overnight, Sarah and Will trade places.
She's now the departmental director commuting into the city five days a week and answering client calls on the weekend. He's doing the school run and the laundry. Or at least trying to. They've always said they are equal partners, so this should be simple right?
Wrong.
This change was supposed to be the making of them as a family, but as Sarah fights for her chance to have it all, she might end up losing everything..."
"Three women. Five Kids. One House
Erica knows her suggestion sounds extreme, but when her nanny leaves without notice, she’s desperate. When she and Louise move into Polly’s enormous but run-down house, they must admit that life’s much easier when the childcare and workload are shared.
At first, communal living seems like the answer to all their prayers, but resentment starts to grow as they judge each other’s parenting styles and bicker over cleaning, cooking and whose turn it is to buy toilet roll.
As one woman falls for a handsome colleague, another resorts to spying on her husband, and a third fights to keep a dark secret, they need each other more than ever. But can Polly, Louise and Erica keep their friendships strong, or will their perfect mumtopia fall apart?
A genuinely hilarious debut novel, that's perfect for fans of Marion Keyes, Fiona Gibson, and Sophie Kinsella.
Kathleen Whyman is a bestselling author of humorous women’s fiction. Her work has been shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print prize."
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