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"Perfect for failed domestic goddesses everywhere"
--"Heat"
"This will have you laughing out loud"
--"Star Magazine""
""Hilarious. . . . Plays with the chaos and comedy of 30-something metropolitan maternity and brings it to an unexpectedly moving conclusion."-Anna Wintour, "Vogue"
"This slice of angst and affluenza is several cuts above the rest . . . witty, observant and supremely intelligent."-T"he Times"
"If you're struggling to find your own inner yummy mummy, this is for you."-"Woman magazine"
--"Heat"
"This will have you laughing out loud"
--"Star Magazine""
""Hilarious. . . . Plays with the chaos and comedy of 30-something metropolitan maternity and brings it to an unexpectedly moving conclusion."-Anna Wintour, "Vogue"
"This slice of angst and affluenza is several cuts above the rest . . . witty, observant and supremely intelligent."-T"he Times"
"If you're struggling to find your own inner yummy mummy, this is for you."-"Woman magazine"
Telegraph
`There is something of Bridget Jones's hopeless-but-adorable
quality about Lucy...one wonders at first how someone this disorganised
could ever have produced a flagship news programme, but Neill's hilarious
depiction of the manifold daily perils of stay-at-home motherhood is so
convincing that it soon looks like the most challenging job in the world -
and Lucy is all the more sympathetic simply for staying afloat' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
quality about Lucy...one wonders at first how someone this disorganised
could ever have produced a flagship news programme, but Neill's hilarious
depiction of the manifold daily perils of stay-at-home motherhood is so
convincing that it soon looks like the most challenging job in the world -
and Lucy is all the more sympathetic simply for staying afloat' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I also bought this book on the basis of the Times column, despite not being a Mum myself and not liking chick-lit, but the column always makes me laugh and the book didn't disappoint either. It is laugh out loud funny and keeps you giggling thinking about some passages ages after. The characters are great, which is partly why it is so hard to put down. A fantastic beach read for the Summer, there's already a waiting list to borrow my copy!
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having enjoyed Fiona Neill's 'Slummy Mummy' column in The Times I was interested to see how she could sustain a whole novel.
By and large she succeeds, and has given us a delightful piece of 'chick lit' set in the school playgrounds and coffee shops of North London. All the characters from her column are on display here and she has taken time to expand on people and relationships where necessary.
The book centres around Lucy, Tom and their three alarmingly likable boys, and the safe secure middle class existence that must have an Aga at the heart of it! However, throw in Lucy's unmarried girlfriends with their, oh so, exciting single sex lives, Tom's mother's last chance at happiness and Lucy's self doubt and you have a pretty good read. It is basically a series of comic instances held together by one or two ongoing threads that do culminate in a satisfying if predictable ending. It does feels episodic at times but that is only to be expected from a novel that grew from a weekly item in a newspaper.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and there were one or two passages about childhood and relationships that actually made me stop and think and realise that Fiona Neill has the potential to write beyond 'chick lit'.
By and large she succeeds, and has given us a delightful piece of 'chick lit' set in the school playgrounds and coffee shops of North London. All the characters from her column are on display here and she has taken time to expand on people and relationships where necessary.
The book centres around Lucy, Tom and their three alarmingly likable boys, and the safe secure middle class existence that must have an Aga at the heart of it! However, throw in Lucy's unmarried girlfriends with their, oh so, exciting single sex lives, Tom's mother's last chance at happiness and Lucy's self doubt and you have a pretty good read. It is basically a series of comic instances held together by one or two ongoing threads that do culminate in a satisfying if predictable ending. It does feels episodic at times but that is only to be expected from a novel that grew from a weekly item in a newspaper.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and there were one or two passages about childhood and relationships that actually made me stop and think and realise that Fiona Neill has the potential to write beyond 'chick lit'.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book really made me laugh. There was one bit which led to me crying with laughter but I won't give it away. I identified so much with the chaos of everyday life, and in the case of the main character looking for something (or someone) else to liven up the domesticity. If I was to come up with a flaw I would say the ending is slightly contrived but I think because it's so unlikely and very funny it works. Read this if you love being a mum but you still end up with a washing pile that reaches to the ceiling on a regular basis.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Just Awful
This book was not what I was expecting. Was thoroughly bored whilst reading it and had no interest in any of the characters. Really disppointed that I bought it.
Published 4 months ago by HappyMama
Witty, profound, and intelligent - not formula chicklit.
I am a regular reader of The Times 'Slummy Mummy' column which always managed to make me smile. I did wonder whether the novel would live up to the same standard and it does, and... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Angel Trivia
Disappointing
Having read and enjoyed "What the Nanny Saw" I bought this book. It was very disappointing and not in the same league as the former. I did not even finish it.
Published 6 months ago by Arkle
Pretty Disappointed
I was pretty disappointed with this book I hate to say. I know with some books you don't get to that 'can't put it down' stage until well into the book but I never felt that way... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Louise
Not worth reading - The cover is misleading!
They say dont judge a book by its cover - and it couldnt apply more for this book. Sadly it is not hilarious as the cover promises. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mavie
I really wouldn't bother
I like chick-lit, but this book brings the genre down. It is vapid, totally lacking in style, originality or humour. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mojo
Rubbish
I couldn't finish it. Without doubt the worst chicklit book I've ever read - and the only one I couldn't finish.
Published 15 months ago by Janie
How I Laughed....
I bought this book on a whim. Not my usual buy but I am so pleased I did as I laughed all the way through, getting some very odd looks from my husband as I roared with laughter.... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Bubba
Slummy Mummy, Indeed: A Review
The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy was definitely not my cup of tea. Before reaching page 100, I'd already started skipping over chunks of narration because I'd lost interest in the... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Carolyn Vines
Awful central character
...and the rest weren't much better. Even a clutch of genuinely hilarious one-liners cannot compensate for having to plough through this.
Published 22 months ago by MIddlestitch
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