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"A funny and moving memoir inspired by her award-winning blog, Single Mother on the Verge recounts the adventures of Maria Roberts as a young single parent with a GSOH seeking romance - and finding instead a vegan eco-warrior, an open relationship, and a stolen Viagra tablet in a ladies loo. You feel for her and her son, you will her to make the right decisions and you're with her all the way. Don't let the pastel cover fool you - the writing is excellent and strikingly honest, not least when Maria bravely
depicts the reality of domestic violence. A unique book with a charming cast of characters. Highly recommended!" --Marie Claire, October 1, 2009
"Move over, Bridget Jones. The next best-selling diary is being penned by a single mum. Until now, Maria Roberts's hilarious and moving account Single Mother On The Verge has been an anonymous online blog. But now the journal has won her a five-figure book deal with Penguin. Pitched as "Jane Eyre meets Shameless", the 29-year-old's accounts of life as a single mum on a Manchester council estate are set to prove a hit with women everywhere." --The Mirror, Dec 12, 2007
"Maria's strong spirit is evident in bucket-loads... her personality shines through as fun-loving, determined and easy to relate to, making her the down-to-earth heroine of her own story." --Essential Writers, August 4, 2009
"Reads like a hilarious and moving tale of a turbulent fictional life." --The Irish News, July 14, 2009
"Written with the same warmth, insight and honesty as her
blog... Single Mother is an engaging story that combines
tragedy and comedy to compelling, hilarious and heartfelt effect." --The Big Issue in the North
depicts the reality of domestic violence. A unique book with a charming cast of characters. Highly recommended!" --Marie Claire, October 1, 2009
"Move over, Bridget Jones. The next best-selling diary is being penned by a single mum. Until now, Maria Roberts's hilarious and moving account Single Mother On The Verge has been an anonymous online blog. But now the journal has won her a five-figure book deal with Penguin. Pitched as "Jane Eyre meets Shameless", the 29-year-old's accounts of life as a single mum on a Manchester council estate are set to prove a hit with women everywhere." --The Mirror, Dec 12, 2007
"Maria's strong spirit is evident in bucket-loads... her personality shines through as fun-loving, determined and easy to relate to, making her the down-to-earth heroine of her own story." --Essential Writers, August 4, 2009
"Reads like a hilarious and moving tale of a turbulent fictional life." --The Irish News, July 14, 2009
"Written with the same warmth, insight and honesty as her
blog... Single Mother is an engaging story that combines
tragedy and comedy to compelling, hilarious and heartfelt effect." --The Big Issue in the North
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Maria is twenty-nine years old. She is a single mother and lives on a council estate in Manchester. She's also a chronic day-dreamer. One day she'd like to marry a beautiful man with a huge income to look after her and Jack, her nine-year-old son.
The only problem is that her current boyfriend, Rhodri, a chickpea-loving vegan eco-warrior, has turned his back on career ladders. Neither does he believe in monogamy. And so Maria finds herself unexpectedly juggling one, two, three lovers . . .
When Damien, Jack's abusive father, who threatened more times than Maria cares to remember to kill her makes an unwelcome reappearance, she gets a wake-up call. Will Maria find a wonderful father figure for Jack by the time she turns thirty?
A surprisingly humorous memoir with heartbreaking and unexpected moments, Single Mother on the Verge is a seductive and extremely touching read.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This amazing book has something in it for every single female parent. I loved it from start to finish and once you start it you have to finish as soon as possible as you are desperate to know what happens at the end. I still have my copy of the book and will not lend it to anyone as I am worried that I will not get it back as I know I will read it again. Well done Maria I cant wait for the next one!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is book is absolutely brilliant and once I had started reading it I couldn't put it down. Maria writes with such honesty but at the same time still injects some humour into it, I was crying at some parts and then laughing at others.
This book is so heartwarming and I will be recommending it to all my friends and family.
This book is so heartwarming and I will be recommending it to all my friends and family.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Fantastic book, bought it on Tuesday and finished it on Friday. Very honest account of being a single mother. Kept you guessing what was going to happen till the very end.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A great read
I read this book from cover to cover, it was funny, entertaining and very accurate of life as a single mum. I hope to read more books by this author.
Published 16 months ago by Ms. J. Irving
Just met a girl called Maria!
I picked this up in a second hand bookstore and spurred on by the reviews, decided to give it a whirl. This is akin to a personal journal for Maria Roberts, a single mother of 29. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. L. J. Philipson
Brilliant Read!
I loved this book from the moment I read the first page. Not a lot got done around the house for 2 days. I couldn't put it down. Read more
Published on 19 July 2009 by K. Mellor
Warm and winning
Maria Roberts has done a great job jumping off from her blog into this warm and winning book. You feel for her and her son, you will her to make the right decisions and you're with... Read more
Published on 17 July 2009 by Wife in the North
MOTHER ON THE VERGE
This was a brilliant read, very compelling and I found it difficult to put it down. I hope there is going to be a follow up I can't wait to read about Maria's life in London with... Read more
Published on 15 July 2009 by S. Walton
This kept me up all night!
I'm shattered today because I couldn't put this book down until the early hours - there wasn't a second when my interest waned enough to allow my eyes to close! Read more
Published on 12 July 2009 by Kim
a moving and hilarious memoir
A moving and hilarious memoir, which defies expectations. Set on a Manchester council estate, this book approaches tough issues with a light touch and brilliant comic sense of... Read more
Published on 10 July 2009 by Read Aloud
Sex, thugs and alfafa sprouts
At last - a book that incorporates the best elements of chick lit, memoir and modern Northern humour. Read more
Published on 7 July 2009 by Lucy
Funny, honest and heartwarming - I couldn't put it down!
I have to agree with the reviewer above. Once I picked up this book, I couldn't put it down. And the times I absolutely HAD to put it down, I had that lovely feeling of... Read more
Published on 6 July 2009 by Kitty
I loved this book!
I got this book on Thursday 2 July and started reading it immediately. After reading the prologue I was quite shocked and thought it might be quite harrowing but I was hooked and... Read more
Published on 5 July 2009 by sophie
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