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Posted: 08 October 2006 at 12:06pm | IP Logged

I saw this book in Tesco last night and thought it might be a good funny read and you never know i might learn something.

Its called "The rise and fall of a yummy mummy" by Polly Williams.  And is the Sunday times best seller.

Heres what it says on the back cover.

"Amy Crane is in crisis.  Six months after giving birth, shes still struggling with the transition from an independent thirtysomething to a muffin-middle mum.  She cant remember the last time she had a wax.  Or an orgasm.  Motherhood is bringing her own childhood into painful focus.  And she suspects her boyfriend is cheating.  Enter Alice - her glamorous nemesis - on a mission to transform Amys body, self-esteem and love life.  As Amy swaps breast pads for botox and clambers out of a vortex of self doubt, her labido awakens from its long nap and things get rather more complicated......."

Im sure it will be on Ebay when i finish it lol.

Love Trudi.  xx

Posted: 08 October 2006 at 12:30pm | IP Logged

I've already bought it and read it.

It is actually quite good, lots of twists and turns and has a happy ending, got a copy going if anyone want it!

Posted: 08 October 2006 at 7:02pm | IP Logged

Havent read that one yet, mind you Joe surprised me at the start of last week by doing an Asda run, he was traumatised by the event as I had forgotten to tell him that they had changed the store round...ooops.  He came home with a few bits and pieces...but loads of new books for me, to keep me going while he is away.

He got me...The Playground Mafia by Sarah Tucker..he thought it was appropriate what with the usual school goings on:

Meet Caroling Gray, divorcee and newly-single mother.  Firmly closing the door on her scrimonious divorce, Caroline and son Ben have moved to the trendy town of Frencham where they join Caroline's long-time best friends heather and Eva.  Settling into their new life is easy, but nothing has prepared Caroline for the demands of motherhood at The Sycamore, the school the trio's beloved offspring attend.  Forget classroom bullies, forget trips to the head's office, this is full-scale adult playground politics.  This is battle with the mothers who wont take no for an answer - the playground mafia.  Amidst the four-wheel drives, Ben's complicated afterschool play date schedule and her friends' perilous extra-marital affairs, Caroline tries to keep a low and very single profile.  But its not long before she too finds herself on the mafia's scandal-radar, and her life takes an unexpected turn....

Should make a good giggle of a read..whilst comparing to the ahem real life playground mafia on a day to day basis lol