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I Don't Know How She Does It: The Life of Kate Reddy, Working Mother (Paperback)

by Allison Pearson (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Anchor Books; Reprint edition (Aug 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0375713751
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375713750
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.2 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,017,901 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A grown-up novel that is hilarious, heartbreaking and brimming with the bitter-sweet tang of all our lives --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

FT Magazine

'Pioneering 2002 novel.'
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Working mother read the story of your life, 2 Sep 2003
This review is from: I Don't Know How She Does It (Wheeler Large Print Book Series) (Hardcover)
Any working mother will see the story of her life in this book. Kate Reddy has all the problems any working mother deals with every day, the nanny who is late and does not perform as one would expect, the children that catch a bug when you travel for work, and the absolute man universe of the working enviroment.
It is very well written, very humouros and absolutely truthful!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, 2 Mar 2004
This review is from: I Don't Know How She Does it (Paperback)
When I read this, for the first time I understood what life was like for my mother when I was a kid and and she was trying to hold down her demanding job in London and sort out me and my sister and I now understand how under appreciated she was. A realistic novel, this is how alot of woman are and for once this is a book that does not have the heroine as a wimpy perfect mother. She is real, she has ambition and she is trying to please her kids. I loved this as much as I loved Briget Jones' Diary. I found it funny and sad but most of all true to life about how modern mothers feel trying to hold down a good job and bring up good kids.Fantastic.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Reflections full of whit and heartbreaking observations, 29 Nov 2003
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It's not often I laugh outloud when reading a book. Especially when surrounded by suited men, typing away on laptops in business class.

I loved this book! It is both funny and heartbreaking. I found myself idenitfying strongly with Kate, but angry that she had let things get into such a state!

Of course you cannot have your cake and eat it! (Even though many of us try - I have never faked home made mince pies at 1am, but I have been up to my elbows in flour making flakey pastry at midnight)

Compromises and choices have to be made. The choices are hard, nobody is denying this. You are much better off sorting out what you really want in life rather than trying to please everyone and succeeding only in annoying, alienating and disappoint those you love and yourself.

This book is definitely NOT a recipe for how to balance you life or how to be a super woman!

But, for all those super women out there, sometimes reading a novel and laughing can help you recognise your own behaviour and recognition paves the way to choice........

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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy Reading and so funny to read..
Loved this especially as just returning to work and made me laugh out loud, v addictive.
Published 7 months ago by Amy Lambkin

4.0 out of 5 stars The truth about modern parenting (well, mostly!)
If you want to know what it's like trying to juggle work and childcare in the 21st cnetury, just read the first chapter of this book, where the mother is 'distressing' shop-bought... Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2007 by Carrie Bradshaw

1.0 out of 5 stars I don't know how she could do it
Used to love Allison Pearson's criticism on Late Review some years back and it's disappointing to see her trying to cash in on the Bridget Jones phenomenon. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2007 by Mr. Philip Baird

5.0 out of 5 stars Really hits the nail on the head
I read this book from cover to cover. It really has great insight into the dilemmas faced by all of us coming to terms with the demands of motherhood aswell as trying to be... Read more
Published on 23 May 2007 by Debjani Mazumder

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS BOOK!!
I think I have read this book about 10 times now. Though my life resembles in no way that of the protagonist Kate, Allison Pearson's thoughts and descriptions on motherhood... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2006

1.0 out of 5 stars TRULY AWFUL!
Not quite sure what the author's point is, if it's that women most certainly can't have it all despite having tons of money, a great job, a great husband, lovely children, a... Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Every working Mother should read this!
I read this book when it was first published and I have not read anything since that even comes close to it. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2005 by Carmel

4.0 out of 5 stars This book made me laugh
Working mothers who are trying to run a household and have a career will enjoy this hilarious book. It sends up its main character who has the exagerated feelings of mothers who... Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2005

2.0 out of 5 stars Quite sad
There were one or two really funny scenes in this book, but more of them had me thinking how self-absorbed the mother in the story is. Read more
Published on 11 May 2005

1.0 out of 5 stars Lot of Rubbish
This book is the most mind numbingly boring book i have ever read. If we there was more funny bits and less guilt at leaving her children I might have been able to care. Read more
Published on 6 July 2004 by Karen Wilson

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