Don't Try This at Home by Katie Pearson

Don't Try This at Home by Katie Pearson

When fate nudges working mother Dot into a corner, she decides to give up the day job. So what if her kids can barely remember who she is; so what if she can't whip up a dinner party for twenty in an afternoon; everyone needs to embrace their inner earth mother sooner or later and it seems Dot's time has finally come. Besides, how hard can it be? Unfortunately, a quick thumb through. 'The Secrets of Happy Children' doesn't quite prepare Dot for the chaos of kids' birthday parties, underage Calpol addiction and accident-prone hamsters. Throw in a former nanny determined to kiss-and-tell, a husband whose eye might be roving where it shouldn't and an illness that just won't let go, and it's a miracle Dot ever manages to get out of bed, let alone tackle the school run. But when old flames fan new flirtations, can Dot resist the irresistible? Katie Pearson's wonderfully witty novel proves that motherhood is often far more than a case of feeding the mouth that bites you...

Hilarious and moving - Red magazine

Funny and heartwarming - Heat magazine

Katie Pearson spent most of her working life in television. From humble beginnings as a talk show researcher at London Weekend Television, where she rubbed shoulders with Harrison Ford, John Cleese and Oliver Reed among others, she went on to work as a producer and director alongside stars such as Ruby Wax and Helen Fielding. In 1995, she married Marcus Mortimer, a successful television producer/director and the following year gave up full time employment to devote herself to the joys of motherhood. Don't Try This At Home is Katie's first novel.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780340827031
ISBN 10	0340827033
Title	Don't Try This at Home
Author	Katie Pearson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Year published	2003-08-18
Number of pages	336
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.