Motherland by Maria Beaumont
Stay-at-home mum Fran Clarke is approaching both her thirty-seventh birthday and crisis point. Once a brilliant voiceover artist, she now hasn't worked for years. The talent hasn't deserted her -- only her self-belief. She could have it all, if she could only see it. But with her confidence shot and a husband who no longer knows how to help her, most days all she sees is the bottom of a wine glass. Fran knows she has to stop the downward spiral before she self-destructs completely. But she hits rock bottom when she realises she can't even solve the problems of her own two children. And if she thinks she's a hopeless flake, imagine what the other school-run mums think of her. Being a mum can be hysterically funny. But it can also be heartbreakingly tough. That's Motherland.
'A life-affirming and highly entertaining read' -- Closer 5 star review 'The author of MissFit has gone all grown-up with this funny novel about being a frustrated suburban mum' -- Heat 'A well observed social comedy' -- She 'Fran's situation and her first-person voice feel engagingly real' -- Telegraph 'A fun, gutsy read' -- First 'Packed full of crazy characters and funny one-liners.. Very funny' -- Heat on MISSFIT 'You'll laugh... A must-read!' -- Company on MISSFIT 'Refreshingly different romantic comedy . Hilarious and entertaining' -- Closer on MARSHA MELLOW AND ME
Maria Beaumont was born into a working-class Cockney-Greek immigrant family. She now lives, respectably, in a North London suburb, not unlike the one in MOTHERLAND.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340920459 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340920459 |
| Title | Motherland |
| Author | Maria Beaumont |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2008-02-21 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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