- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks (5 Jun 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 034083837X
- ISBN-13: 978-0340838372
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 359,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'There is a lot for women to relate to here' -- Katie Fforde Praise for THE SCHOOL RUN 'A lovely debut - warm and engaging' -- Catherine Alliott
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'There is a lot for women to relate to here' (Katie Fforde )
Praise for THE SCHOOL RUN
'A lovely debut - warm and engaging' (Catherine Alliott )
Praise for THE SCHOOL RUN
'A lovely debut - warm and engaging' (Catherine Alliott )
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I finished this book in just a few hours and they were hours well spent. It's not a masterpiece but the characters are engaging and well written. I'm currently waiting for my first baby and I'm reading any novel with kids and parents i can find. Overall it's a nice little book for light readind but with a heart nevertheless. It gets four stars for successfully representing its genre.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I received this book as part as a book ring. I have never read Sophie King before and I was not let down by Mums@Home. I would describe this is as chick-lit, very good chick-lit.
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Love, laughter, and logging on...Calling all mums! What would you do if your husband had a fling? Have you ever had to keep a terrible secret from your kids? Do you sometimes wish you had a life outside being a mum? Are you pregnant and alone? Caroline, Mark, Susan and Lisa are as different as the parenting problems they face and each has their own reasons for logging on to the Mums@Home website for the very first time. At first they are cynical about the site - how can faceless people possibly help or understand what they are going through? But as the weeks pass and their family problems escalate, each of them begins to realise that Mums@Home has become a lifeline - somewhere to go for advice, to be heard, to escape, or to belong...Sophie King captures the zeitgeist once again with this warm, moving and engaging look at modern parenting and finding friends.
This was very well written, I managed to read 200 pages in one sitting. I wanted to get to the end to see how everything would turn out, but when the book ended I wanted there to be more so I could see what was happening in their lives. King put in twists which I did not see coming, which added to the enjoyment of the read.
My favourite characters were in fact the children. Although I loved all the characters and engaged with them all, I found myself forming a soft spot for the children as they had to face difficulties in their adolescent as well as baring the problems their parents were facing.
The site seemed cool, just like this one! I like the idea of making new friends and coming for advice, a chat and friendship, which is why I'm on here, and one of the things I just loved about the book.
My only complaint was at the end of every chapter there were extracts from emails to people which were fragmented and sometimes unclear who they were aimed at and from.
A really enjoyable, fun, quick read.
9/10
Here is the Amazon synopsis:
Love, laughter, and logging on...Calling all mums! What would you do if your husband had a fling? Have you ever had to keep a terrible secret from your kids? Do you sometimes wish you had a life outside being a mum? Are you pregnant and alone? Caroline, Mark, Susan and Lisa are as different as the parenting problems they face and each has their own reasons for logging on to the Mums@Home website for the very first time. At first they are cynical about the site - how can faceless people possibly help or understand what they are going through? But as the weeks pass and their family problems escalate, each of them begins to realise that Mums@Home has become a lifeline - somewhere to go for advice, to be heard, to escape, or to belong...Sophie King captures the zeitgeist once again with this warm, moving and engaging look at modern parenting and finding friends.
This was very well written, I managed to read 200 pages in one sitting. I wanted to get to the end to see how everything would turn out, but when the book ended I wanted there to be more so I could see what was happening in their lives. King put in twists which I did not see coming, which added to the enjoyment of the read.
My favourite characters were in fact the children. Although I loved all the characters and engaged with them all, I found myself forming a soft spot for the children as they had to face difficulties in their adolescent as well as baring the problems their parents were facing.
The site seemed cool, just like this one! I like the idea of making new friends and coming for advice, a chat and friendship, which is why I'm on here, and one of the things I just loved about the book.
My only complaint was at the end of every chapter there were extracts from emails to people which were fragmented and sometimes unclear who they were aimed at and from.
A really enjoyable, fun, quick read.
9/10
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ok fair enough this book isnt a page turning masterpiece but its an enjoyable read. I read it in 2/3 hours on a rainy saturday afternoon and really enjoyed it. Its a good sun lounger read!
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Good effort
My second helping of Sophie King and she hasn't disappointed. This novel is very much an insiders look' into the daily lives of a number of characters and it works well. Read more
Published 23 months ago by lachbc
Great fun and a credit to the author.
Mums@Home is a book which tells the tale of four different people who are all united by one common theme - a website called Mums@Home. Read more
Published on 6 May 2009 by Lucy Felthouse
Perfect easy holiday reading
Only chose this in the end due to there not really being much else of any interest on offer in the book shop that day. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2007 by Ernie the cat
If nothing else it made me realise I'm a very happy mum@home!
If you like the kind of fictional short stories that are usually found in women's magazines then you'll like this. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2006 by Helen Simpson
Utter Rubbish..
I just cant bring myself to care about any of the characters or what happens to them. The writing is lazy and awful too.
Published on 21 Jun 2006 by Themis
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