shortlisted for the comedy women in print prize
KATHLEEN WHYMAN
Books
The Mother of All Comebacks
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When Becca's daughter, Sophie, leaves for university, she finds herself with a very empty nest and no idea how to fill it. Her marriage to Steady Steve hasn't excited either of them since the noughties, and with her job being taken from under her by someone much younger, Becca is losing her grip on all of her labels - mum, wife, employee.
Forced to move in with her estranged mother after she
takes a fall, Becca is confronted by the fact that her life doesn't look at all like she expected it would. And if things are going to change, she's going to have to be the one to change them. But then Sophie announces she's moving back in, and it seems she's expecting her mum to solve all her problems . . .
Throwing on her best pair of mum jeans, and fighting against all of her instincts, Becca must learn to put herself first. But how can she embrace her second act when she doesn't even have a second to herself?
Don't miss the BRAND-NEW hilariously relatable read from Kathleen Whyman, the bestselling author of Would You Ask My Husband That?. Perfect for fans of Fiona Gibson, Alexandra Potter and Sophie Kinsella
Has Anyone Seen My Husband?
Shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print prize
When they met, it didn’t bother Marie that Scott had been married before. But four years later, it’s a different story.
Now Marie feels as though Scott sees more of his first wife and their children than he does of her and their daughter. She longs for them to be a happy, blended family, but how can they be when his ex-wife refuses to let the two families meet?
Marie’s had enough – there’s only so much simmering resentment a 40-year-old can sustain! She sets out to find his ex and prove to her that she’s a decent person who can be trusted with the children.
But there’s a slight catch: Scott’s asked her to let him handle it, so she’ll need to be discreet. Which is difficult when her mum, cousin and aunt decide to get involved and don’t know the meaning of the word.
Marie’s determined to make it work and pull off the impossible, preferably without getting publicly humiliated, arrested or even divorced…
She married him for better or worse. But no one mentioned the ex-wife.
Would You Ask My Husband That?
When Sarah's husband, Will, is unexpectedly fired, her first reaction is shock. Then she gets a call offering her his old job.
On principal, she should turn it down. But their young family needs the money and Sarah’s career has taken a backseat for years. Why shouldn’t this be her turn to shine?
Overnight, Sarah and Will trade places.
She's now the departmental director commuting into the city five days a week and answering client calls on the weekend. He's doing the school run and the laundry. Or at least trying to.
They've always said they’re equal partners, so this transition should be simple right?
Wrong.
This change was supposed to be the making of them as a family, but as Sarah fights for her chance to have it all, she might end up losing everything...
A hilarious and honest look at juggling family, marriage and careers
Wife Support System
'We’ve got the balance all wrong. Instead of living with our partners, struggling to do everything by ourselves and only seeing each other now and then, we should do it the other way round. We should live together and see them now and then.'
Erica knows her suggestion’s extreme, but when her nanny leaves without notice, she’s extremely desperate. Polly and Louise aren’t convinced, but when circumstances force them to move into Polly's enormous but run-down house, they have to admit life’s much easier when the childcare and workload is shared.
At first, communal living seems like the answer to their prayers – childcare on tap, rotas for cleaning and someone always around to cook dinner (no more last-minute pizza delivery). But over time, resentment starts to grow as they judge each other’s parenting styles and bicker over cleaning, cooking and whose turn it is to buy toilet rolls.
As one woman has her head turned by a handsome colleague, one resorts to spying on her husband and another fights to keep a dark secret, they need each other more than ever. But can Polly, Louise and Erica keep their friendship and relationships strong? Or will their perfect mumtopia fall apart?
Fans of Marian Keyes and Why Mummy Drinks won’t want to miss this hilarious, relatable read!