Author:Danielle Steel
India Taylor lived in a world of manicured lawns and neatly-maintained calendars. With four wonderful children, India believed in commitment and sacrifice, just as she believed in Doug, the man she had married seventeen years before. She had chosen this life, not the award-winning career as a photojournalist she once had, and it was a choice she had never regretted - until she began to regret it with all her heart.
India couldn't pinpoint the exact moment when the price of the sacrifices she she'd made began to seem high. But when she met Paul Ward, a Wall Street tycoon married to a bestselling author, India could share her dreams with him, and offer comfort when he suffered a heartbreak of his own. India hadn't planned to become Paul's friend, and anything more was unthinkable.When Paul urged India to reclaim her career, Doug was adamantly against it, determined to keep her tied to the home. But with Paul's encouragement India slowly, painfully, began to break free and find herself again.
This slice of angst and affluenza is several cuts above the rest ... witty, observant and supremely intelligent
—— The TimesThere is something of Bridget Jones's hopeless-but-adorable quality about Lucy ... Neill's hilarious depiction of the manifold daily perils of stay-at-home motherhood is so convincing that it soon looks like the most challenging job in the world - and Lucy is all the more sympathetic simply for staying afloat
—— Daily TelegraphIf you're struggling to find your own inner yummy mummy, this is for you. After a few pages you'll want to make heroine Lucy Sweeney your best mate as her trials and tribulations wash away your own troubles
—— WomanAbove the usual class of post-baby fiction...an intelligent and funny look at modern parenting
—— EveThis will have you laughing out loud with empathy
—— Star MagazineThe chaotic tale of the hapless Lucy will strike a chord with any woman who hasn't quite mastered the art of being a domestic goddess
—— Instyle UKAn hilarious read
—— Sainsbury’s MagazinePerfect for failed domestic goddesses everywhere
—— heatSmart, funny, and well-observed...a must read for any woman who loves to laugh at the often unintentional humor in domestic life
—— Karen Quinn, bestselling author of The Ivy ChroniclesThe latest literary sensation
—— The SunNeill bucks the chick-lit trend with prose that's clever and endearing, and frazzled parents will love the way she nails the sticky, hair-pulling mania of domestic life
—— Washington PostA deftly executed domestic comedy
—— Boston GlobeHilarious . . . Plays with the chaos and comedy of 30-something metropolitan maternity and brings it to an unexpectedly moving conclusion
—— Anna Wintour , Vogue