{"title":"Lauren Sams","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"crazy-busy-guilty-book-lauren-sams-9781789550108","title":"Crazy Busy Guilty","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Lauren Sams is the hilarious best friend you haven't met yet'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaggie Alderson\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere's life Before Baby and life After Baby. Any idiot knows that. I knew that. Except I didn't know what life After Baby would really be like...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorgie Henderson is discovering that in the twenty-first century being a Good Working Mum means answering emails at midnight while you purée vegetables, line up play dates and French lessons for your four-month-old daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorgie's ex, Jase, gets 100 per cent of the credit for 5 per cent of the work, and her best friend, Nina, is on a 'self-discovery' journey that involves a young bartender and a plan to become an artisanal florist. And all her mum wants is for her to find a man. Preferably the one who is the father of her child. And Georgie? She just wants a nap, which she's quickly discovering is harder to come by than nuts at a preschool.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Reviewers and Readers Say:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Crazy Busy Guilty\u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003einstantly relatable!\u003c\/b\u003eWhose life isn't crazy and busy? And guilt is an occupational hazard of being a mum' \u003ci\u003eJessica Rowe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI laughed at Georgie, and I laughed at myself\u003c\/b\u003e. I laughed at all of us who somehow manage to get so much done in between childcare pickups and daytime baby naps' \u003ci\u003eWomen's Agenda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThe perfect read for a sleep-deprived new mum...\u003c\/b\u003e With plenty of humour and relatable moments, it delves into society's expectations of the modern mum' \u003ci\u003eChicklit Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'It is highly relatable, insightful and \u003cb\u003efilled with moments of humour as well as of horror\u003c\/b\u003e. Sams has done a fantastic job of highlighting some of the issues faced by working mothers and included quite the surprise twist in the last couple of chapters' \u003ci\u003eBeauty and Lace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Hilariously funny and \u003cb\u003ewickedly insightful\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrazy Busy Guilty\u003c\/i\u003eis a fast-moving novel about the pitfalls of juggling a dream career with parenting, and the perils of modern dating... While they're much-discussed issues, Sams' take is fresh and funny and hits right at the heart of the the struggle, with hilarious one-liners and up-to-the-minute observations' \u003ci\u003eBetter Reading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49543707001105,"sku":"GOR010244813","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1789550106.jpg?v=1751443562"},{"product_id":"she-s-having-her-baby-book-lauren-sams-9781787198777","title":"She's Having Her Baby","description":"\u003cb\u003eSams has created the Australian Bridget Jones in this hilarious story, an emotive trajectory that pushes the boundaries of rom-com fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorgie Henderson doesn't want to have kids, but her best friend, Nina, has wanted to have a baby for as long as she can remember. Sadly, Nina's uterus refuses to cooperate. One drunken evening, Nina asks Georgie for the ultimate favour: would she carry a baby for her? Georgie says yes and spends the next nine months wondering why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith intense bacon-and-egg roll cravings and distant memories of what her feet look like, Georgie tries to keep it all together in her dream job as the editor of Jolie magazine. Her love life's a mess - and sauvignon blanc's off the menu - leaving Georgie to deal with twists in her life she never expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A book so damn good that once it's over, you miss taking it to bed at night'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eHonest and sassy\u003c\/b\u003e.you'll remember the one liners and wish the main characters were your friends' \u003ci\u003eKasey Edwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Portrays besties, pregnancy and motherhood \u003cb\u003ebetter than any other book I've ever read\u003c\/b\u003e, ' \u003ci\u003eSummer Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Such an enjoyable read it ought to come with a free pool lounger and frozen margarita. \u003cb\u003eFans of Jojo Moyes, Lauren Weisberger and Zo  Foster Blake will adore Sams' novel\u003c\/b\u003e. Like chick-lit, only smarter, cooler and LOLzier, '\u003ci\u003e Meg Mason\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFresh, funny and heart-warming\u003c\/b\u003e, Sams' novel is a testament to true love and friendship. 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