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The Mummy Diaries
The Mummy Diaries
Jul 8, 2025 8:28 AM

Author:Rachel Johnson

The Mummy Diaries

Rachel Johnson's hilarious take on life as a yummy mummy in West London and on Exmoor has been making her newspaper readers chortle for the last couple of years: now they are seamlessly turned into a diary of her year, from the dog's birthday party in January (games of Paws-the-Parcel) to the June sports days (where the mummies turn up at the school sports day in sports bras and running shorts with little back packs containing high energy drinks - and that's just for them) to summer on Exmoor hosting demanding visiting ponies.

Reviews

'One of the best post-apocalyptic novels you will ever read...Edenborn's success lies in its ability to engage you on such a personal level. A sense of desparation and hope, of desolation and re-birth, fires the story along on a wave of uncertainty that makes for a gripping ride...such an exciting and original take...it is breathtaking'

—— SFX

'Second novels are always tricky, particularly when they're part of a sequence, so it is a surprise that Edenborn, Sagan's follow-up to Idlewild, is better written and even more tightly plotted'

—— Jon Courtenay Grimwood , GUARDIAN

'Stunning...the novel contains some of the most poignant and moving scenes I've had the pleasure to read...I'm not going to hold back on this one, I believe that 'Edenborn' is the finest book that I have read this year. Idlewild was impressive but Sagan has beaten it with a work of such depth it positively echoes. It's one of those few books that I literally could not put down...Sagan is an adrenaline shot straight into the heart of SF. Do yourself a favour, don't miss these books'

—— SFCROWSNEST

'Sagan makes it look so easy...as the novel rolls on into its final chapters, it delivers a number of powerful emotional punches that really put the icing on the cake...another excellent character-driven work of literature'

—— INFINITY PLUS

'A genuine page turner...a rollercoaster ride of fusion fiction'

—— NEIL GAIMAN

'Elegant SF, dark and haunting, with characters who linger in memory long after the last page is turned'

—— SF Site

'Sagan knows how to keep the pages turning'

—— New York Times

'A rich fantasia, peopled by painfully real characters. Fit to bursting with flights of speculation that could fuel the careers of many lesser writers'

—— Kirkus Reviews

An easy, feel-good read

—— Closer

A richly rewarding read

—— Eve

The best romantic comedy we've read in ages

—— Company

Tackles serious issues with humour - proving that chick-lit can be intelligent, interesting and huge fun

—— Sunday Express

A triumph

—— Hello

Top marks. Fantastic

—— Heat

Lovely

—— Daily Telegraph

Moving and intelligent

—— Independent

Magnetic, unpretentious and bursting with one-liners

—— Cosmopolitan

Fans of chick-lit will understand when I say that this is a book you simply disappear into

—— Sunday Telegraph
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