Revue de presse 'Holden's comic talents show no sign of downsizing' Literary Review, Feb 05 (Literary Review)'Pacey, witty chicory lit with a background of social commentary' Bournmouth Daily Echo, 22 Jan 05 (Bournmouth Daily Echo)'Wendy Holden's new comedy of manners is a satire on modern parenthood. Deliciously witty, and often touching, I think this is Wendy's best book to date' Isabel Wolf for the Daily Mail 30/5/05 (Isabel Wolf for the Daily Mail)'Holden's sparkling prose leaves her novels head and shoulders above the chit-lit wannabes, and she's on top form here' Western Daily Press, 29 Jan 05 (Western Daily Press)'An outrageous novel that you'll want to devour in one sitting' Real magazine, 21 Jan 05 (Real magazine)'Irresistible rom-com meets devilish satire' In Style, February 2005 (In Style)'A warm and amusing read' Heat, 15 Jan 05 (Heat)'A hilarious tale' Practical Parenting, Feb 2005 (Practical Parenting)'Delicious tale of anti-natal expectations versus the realities of parenthood that'll have you giggling into your beach towel' 13/8/05 Daily Express (Daily Express) Présentation de l'éditeur Yummy mummies with flat brown tummies...Two couples collide in an ante-natal class. Flash Hugo and Amanda want smart private hospitals and maternity nurses to the stars. Ultra-green Alice and Jake want an all-natural home birth with whale music and tree-hugging nappies. Yet parenthood doesn't quite go to plan. Amanda soon decides being a mummy is less yummy than Gwyneth Paltrow makes it look. Hugo fails miserably to bond with his son and when Amanda disappears to resume her hot-shot career, he's left literally holding the baby with no idea what to do. Being constantly faced with sickening superdad Jake hardly helps his confidence. Blissed-out new mother Alice has problems too. Jake's increasingly rampant right-on-ness has them drinking from jam jars and spending Christmas with a recycled-cardboard tree. Will Alice and Hugo cope, let alone find happiness? Not before secret affairs, scheming spouses, beastly bosses and nympho nursery mothers have done their terrible worst... Biographie de l'auteur Number one bestselling author Wendy Holden has written ten consecutive Sunday Times Top Ten bestsellers. A former journalist on the Sunday Times, Tatler and the Mail on Sunday, she contributes to a range of publications and is a TV and radio regular. She was a judge for the Costa 2013 Novel and Book of the Year Awards. Wendy lives with her husband and two children in Derbyshire. Visit her on her website www.wendyholden.net, or follow her on Twitter @Wendy_Holden and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wendyholdenauthor.
