CCV: The writing is sharp, funny and cleverly observant of the small details - funny, intelligent and insightful' --Waterstone's Books Quarterlybrutally witty --MetroIt might be a sad indictment of the way things are today, but that doesn't stop Pearson making it funny --Glamoura funny, heartbreaking mirror of the daily lives of mothers --Telegraph magazinePearson writes with instinctive comedy' --Observer Reviewfunny, fast and full of nail-on-the-head observations --Daily Telegrapghsparkling black comedy --PlayPainfully funny --HeatPearson is a hilarious author who captures the guilt and the exhaustion of the working mother's life perfectly --Dublin DailyPearson writes with gratifying elegance and endearing self-mockery --New York TimesIt's the incisive details and Pearson's vivid writing that propel the story --New York Times Bookssmart book... great fun --New York TimesPearson is insightful, witty and full of fun --Daily Telegraphsearing comedy --New Statesmanwonderfully warm, witty and intelligent --Sunday independentA Bible for the working woman' --Oprah WhitfeyA grown-up novel that is hilarious, heartbreaking and brimming with the bitter-sweet tang of all our lives' --Tony ParsonsAllison Pearson is one of the stars of her generation' --Alexandra ShulmanI can't think of a woman who wouldn't want this book. --India KnightHer social observation is unerringly accurate...so beautifully written that it brought tears to my eyes, as well as a wry smile --The Daily TelegraphPearson... to write a novel... that has already sold a gazillion copies and is going to become a film. Hats off to you, madam!' --Ok Magazineshe will... make you laugh --Culture, Sunday Timesrefreshingly engaging --VoguePearson... has made it all fresh again' --Timeentertaining, compulsively readable, and brilliantly written. --Daily Candyhilarious and ... poignant --Publisher's WeeklyThis terrific novel is alternately hilarious and sad --UpfrontHere at last is the definitive social comedy of working motherhood --Washington PostA book that made me howl with laughter --The TimesI am very taken with Kate Reddy...her tale made me cry twice and laugh often. --Independent on SundayIt may change your life --The observerPearson is a very witty and moving writer. Her prose is spare and skilful, ... waspish truisms and spot-on social observations. --Daily ExpressIntelligent, witty and of-the-moment, it mixes sassy, brittle perceptions with barefaced sentimentality --The Herald, GlasgowPearson...never hides her intelligence or apologises for her seriousness of purpose. --The times,Playextremely funny --The Irsih Timesbrilliantly captures and defines the mood of the moment...sparkling wit and razor sharp insights' --XW Magazinesharply observed and frequently funny --Evening Standard
