Author: Suzy K. Quinn
Publisher: Bad Mother Series
ISBN: 9781785631566
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Why Mummy Drinks meets Bridget Jones. The first in the bestselling comedy series. Juliette is a new mother, but life isn't going the way she'd hoped. She doesn't live in a cottage with roses around the door. She doesn't own a rolling pin. And Daisy's out-of-work actor father still hasn't proposed. While Juliette sobs her way through sleepless nights and nappy changes, Nick drinks Guinness and plays computer games. Meanwhile, his helicopter mother is always on hand to find fault--with Juliette. At least when Nick pops the question, things will look up...won't they? With a supporting cast including Juliette's over-honest mother, potty-mouthed grandmother, militant hippy best friend, and handsome-but-scarred hotel magnate Alex Dalton, the first in Suzy K Quinn's hilarious, bestselling Bad Mother series is a sassy, uplifting, addictive treat.
The Bad Mother's Diary
Author: Suzy K. Quinn
Publisher: Bad Mother Series
ISBN: 9781785631566
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Why Mummy Drinks meets Bridget Jones. The first in the bestselling comedy series. Juliette is a new mother, but life isn't going the way she'd hoped. She doesn't live in a cottage with roses around the door. She doesn't own a rolling pin. And Daisy's out-of-work actor father still hasn't proposed. While Juliette sobs her way through sleepless nights and nappy changes, Nick drinks Guinness and plays computer games. Meanwhile, his helicopter mother is always on hand to find fault--with Juliette. At least when Nick pops the question, things will look up...won't they? With a supporting cast including Juliette's over-honest mother, potty-mouthed grandmother, militant hippy best friend, and handsome-but-scarred hotel magnate Alex Dalton, the first in Suzy K Quinn's hilarious, bestselling Bad Mother series is a sassy, uplifting, addictive treat.
Publisher: Bad Mother Series
ISBN: 9781785631566
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Why Mummy Drinks meets Bridget Jones. The first in the bestselling comedy series. Juliette is a new mother, but life isn't going the way she'd hoped. She doesn't live in a cottage with roses around the door. She doesn't own a rolling pin. And Daisy's out-of-work actor father still hasn't proposed. While Juliette sobs her way through sleepless nights and nappy changes, Nick drinks Guinness and plays computer games. Meanwhile, his helicopter mother is always on hand to find fault--with Juliette. At least when Nick pops the question, things will look up...won't they? With a supporting cast including Juliette's over-honest mother, potty-mouthed grandmother, militant hippy best friend, and handsome-but-scarred hotel magnate Alex Dalton, the first in Suzy K Quinn's hilarious, bestselling Bad Mother series is a sassy, uplifting, addictive treat.
Diary of a Mother
Author: Christine Hohlbaum
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595280404
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Cartoon Cathy meets Erma Bombeck in this hilarious collection of short stories that will keep you laughing and crying from cover to cover. Christine Hohlbaum reels you into the world of child mayhem as she recounts tales of life with small children. From potty-training to the magic of Santa Claus, this book tells all about the ups and downs of parenting. A splendid addition to your leisure reading list!
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595280404
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Cartoon Cathy meets Erma Bombeck in this hilarious collection of short stories that will keep you laughing and crying from cover to cover. Christine Hohlbaum reels you into the world of child mayhem as she recounts tales of life with small children. From potty-training to the magic of Santa Claus, this book tells all about the ups and downs of parenting. A splendid addition to your leisure reading list!
Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter
Author: Melissa Francis
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 1602861757
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The Glass Castle meets The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother in this dazzlingly honest and provocative family memoir by former child actress and current Fox Business Network anchor Melissa Francis. When Melissa Francis was eight years old, she won the role of lifetime: playing Cassandra Cooper Ingalls, the little girl who was adopted with her brother (played by young Jason Bateman) by the Ingalls family on the world's most famous primetime soap opera, Little House on the Prairie. Despite her age, she was already a veteran actress, living a charmed life, moving from one Hollywood set to the next. But behind the scenes, her success was fueled by the pride, pressure, and sometimes grinding cruelty of her stage mother, as fame and a mother's ambition pushed her older sister deeper into the shadows. Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter is a fascinating account of life as a child star in the 1980's, and also a startling tale of a family under the care of a highly neurotic, dangerously competitive "tiger mother." But perhaps most importantly, now that Melissa has two sons of her own, it's a meditation on motherhood, and the value of pushing your children: how hard should you push a child to succeed, and at what point does your help turn into harm?
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 1602861757
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The Glass Castle meets The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother in this dazzlingly honest and provocative family memoir by former child actress and current Fox Business Network anchor Melissa Francis. When Melissa Francis was eight years old, she won the role of lifetime: playing Cassandra Cooper Ingalls, the little girl who was adopted with her brother (played by young Jason Bateman) by the Ingalls family on the world's most famous primetime soap opera, Little House on the Prairie. Despite her age, she was already a veteran actress, living a charmed life, moving from one Hollywood set to the next. But behind the scenes, her success was fueled by the pride, pressure, and sometimes grinding cruelty of her stage mother, as fame and a mother's ambition pushed her older sister deeper into the shadows. Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter is a fascinating account of life as a child star in the 1980's, and also a startling tale of a family under the care of a highly neurotic, dangerously competitive "tiger mother." But perhaps most importantly, now that Melissa has two sons of her own, it's a meditation on motherhood, and the value of pushing your children: how hard should you push a child to succeed, and at what point does your help turn into harm?
The Bad Mother's Christmas
Author: Suzy K Quinn
Publisher: Bad Mother
ISBN: 9781785631603
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Christmas. A time for family. But what if your family is a total mess? Juliette and Alex are finally getting hitched, which should be joyous news. But Juliette is now entering "blended family" territory: Alex will be Daisy's stepfather, and Daisy's real father is not happy about it. Yes, after messing up Juliette's family the first time around, Nick is still trying to elbow his way back into her life, doing everything he can to stop her from being with Alex. And Alex's family are hardly rolling out the red carpet. To them, their new daughter-in-law is a slattern with a Jaffa Cake addiction. But Christmas is the thing that will bring them all together. And Juliette is determined that this Christmas will be a wonderfully happy family affair. Determined. Now, where did she put that Jaffa Cake? The fourth in Suzy K. Quinn's bestselling Bad Mother series is a sparkly, shiny Christmas romantic comedy for mothers, and the perfect Yuletide treat.
Publisher: Bad Mother
ISBN: 9781785631603
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Christmas. A time for family. But what if your family is a total mess? Juliette and Alex are finally getting hitched, which should be joyous news. But Juliette is now entering "blended family" territory: Alex will be Daisy's stepfather, and Daisy's real father is not happy about it. Yes, after messing up Juliette's family the first time around, Nick is still trying to elbow his way back into her life, doing everything he can to stop her from being with Alex. And Alex's family are hardly rolling out the red carpet. To them, their new daughter-in-law is a slattern with a Jaffa Cake addiction. But Christmas is the thing that will bring them all together. And Juliette is determined that this Christmas will be a wonderfully happy family affair. Determined. Now, where did she put that Jaffa Cake? The fourth in Suzy K. Quinn's bestselling Bad Mother series is a sparkly, shiny Christmas romantic comedy for mothers, and the perfect Yuletide treat.
Dork Diaries (Volume 12 of 12)
Author: Rachel Renee Russell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789869861755
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Traditional Chinese and English bilingual edition of Dork Diaries 12: Tales from a Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789869861755
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Traditional Chinese and English bilingual edition of Dork Diaries 12: Tales from a Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe
The Second Mrs. Hockaday
Author: Susan Rivers
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616205814
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE “Taut, almost unbearable suspense . . . This galvanizing historical portrait of courage, determination, and abiding love mesmerizes and shocks.” —Booklist (starred review) “All I had known for certain when I came around the hen house that first evening in July and saw my husband trudging into the yard after lifetimes spent away from us, a borrowed bag in his hand and the shadow of grief on his face, was that he had to be protected at all costs from knowing what had happened in his absence. I did not believe he could survive it.” When Major Gryffth Hockaday is called to the front lines of the Civil War, his new bride is left to care for her husband’s three-hundred-acre farm and infant son. Placidia, a mere teenager herself living far from her family and completely unprepared to run a farm or raise a child, must endure the darkest days of the war on her own. By the time Major Hockaday returns two years later, Placidia is bound for jail, accused of having borne a child in his absence and murdering it. What really transpired in the two years he was away? Inspired by a true incident, this saga conjures the era with uncanny immediacy. Amid the desperation of wartime, Placidia sees the social order of her Southern homeland unravel as her views on race and family are transformed. A love story, a story of racial divide, and a story of the South as it fell in the war, The Second Mrs. Hockaday reveals how that generation--and the next--began to see their world anew.
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616205814
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE “Taut, almost unbearable suspense . . . This galvanizing historical portrait of courage, determination, and abiding love mesmerizes and shocks.” —Booklist (starred review) “All I had known for certain when I came around the hen house that first evening in July and saw my husband trudging into the yard after lifetimes spent away from us, a borrowed bag in his hand and the shadow of grief on his face, was that he had to be protected at all costs from knowing what had happened in his absence. I did not believe he could survive it.” When Major Gryffth Hockaday is called to the front lines of the Civil War, his new bride is left to care for her husband’s three-hundred-acre farm and infant son. Placidia, a mere teenager herself living far from her family and completely unprepared to run a farm or raise a child, must endure the darkest days of the war on her own. By the time Major Hockaday returns two years later, Placidia is bound for jail, accused of having borne a child in his absence and murdering it. What really transpired in the two years he was away? Inspired by a true incident, this saga conjures the era with uncanny immediacy. Amid the desperation of wartime, Placidia sees the social order of her Southern homeland unravel as her views on race and family are transformed. A love story, a story of racial divide, and a story of the South as it fell in the war, The Second Mrs. Hockaday reveals how that generation--and the next--began to see their world anew.
What My Mother Doesn't Know
Author: Sonya Sones
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439115184
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
My name is Sophie. This book is about me. It tells the heart-stoppingly riveting story of my first love. And also of my second. And, okay, my third love, too. It's not that I'm boy crazy. It's just that even though I'm almost fifteen I've been having sort of a hard time trying to figure out the difference between love and lust. It's like my mind and my body and my heart just don't seem to be able to agree on anything.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439115184
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
My name is Sophie. This book is about me. It tells the heart-stoppingly riveting story of my first love. And also of my second. And, okay, my third love, too. It's not that I'm boy crazy. It's just that even though I'm almost fifteen I've been having sort of a hard time trying to figure out the difference between love and lust. It's like my mind and my body and my heart just don't seem to be able to agree on anything.
Bad Mother's Detox - a Romantic Comedy
Author: Suzy K. Quinn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781520588421
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
NEW RELEASES 2017 - Romantic Comedy / Funny Romance for ANY MOTHER who wants to laugh, feel good, relax and fall in love.If you liked the Unmumsy Mum, Hurrah for Gin and the List, you'll LOVE this new romantic comedy. BOOK DESCRIPTIONAs a mother, I imagined myself somewhere between Mary Poppins and Jules Oliver. You know - growing my own courgettes, laughing whilst covered in mud, possibly having my own kiddie clothing range ... that sort of thing.But unforeseen circumstances have thrown me far from vegetable patches and spoonfuls of sugar.I am currently a single mother, living with my parents. And this New Year, I am in need of a major detox. What am I detoxing? Daisy's father, Nick.New Year is a time to diet and purify (after, of course, finishing up all the Christmas crap - there's no point trying to diet with all that still hanging around. Glass of port anyone?).Mum is losing weight, courtesy of Jaffa cakes and low-fat strawberry angel delight (two of my five a day!). Dad is having a bicycle-clip clear out.My detox is my feckless, irresponsible former boyfriend.Alex and I will never work out if I can't cut Nick out of my life. But how can I, when he's Daisy's dad?PRAISE for the Bad Mother's series ..."The literary equivalent of chocolate. If you're having a bad day, read this right now! Five-star romantic comedy.""I laughed until cried. My husband kept asking me what on earth was so funny.""A truly feel-good read, with a smouldering hero and lovable heroine.""Lovable characters, funny romance and an easy read that literally made me laugh out loud.""Didn't want to put this book to end. Can't wait for the next in the series." YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Is this book available on Kindle Unlimited?YES! If you're looking for free romantic comedy as part of your prime subscription, look no further.How long has the author been writing for?F****g years. I mean, a long time. Since my early twenties, and I'm nearly forty now. It doesn't mean I know what I'm doing though. I started out writing thrillers, and eventually found my way to romantic comedy. Don't know why I didn't sooner, as it's my favourite genre. I suppose I was darker when I was younger ...How long is this series?The plan is for five books, taking Daisy all the way to school - and maybe beyond if people are still interested in reading.How will this book make me feel?Uplifted, loved and happy, like any good romantic comedy. Don't get me wrong, Juliette doesn't have an easy time. But ultimately she is loved by those around her, and that's what's important - no matter what life throws at you.Are there sex scenes?Sort of. But they're fairly PG. Think James Bond level of sexual content, and you're in the right area.Which readers like this book?Mums. Obviously. And seemingly most mums, judging by the reviews. Although if you're into very literary books, you probably won't like it.What do readers of this book also like?Definitely the Unmumsy Mum - the styles of these books are similar. And also Hurrah for Gin, I Don't Know How She Does It, Sex and the City and Bridget Jones.LOOK INSIDE NOW TO SEE WHY MOTHERS LOVE THIS SERIES ...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781520588421
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
NEW RELEASES 2017 - Romantic Comedy / Funny Romance for ANY MOTHER who wants to laugh, feel good, relax and fall in love.If you liked the Unmumsy Mum, Hurrah for Gin and the List, you'll LOVE this new romantic comedy. BOOK DESCRIPTIONAs a mother, I imagined myself somewhere between Mary Poppins and Jules Oliver. You know - growing my own courgettes, laughing whilst covered in mud, possibly having my own kiddie clothing range ... that sort of thing.But unforeseen circumstances have thrown me far from vegetable patches and spoonfuls of sugar.I am currently a single mother, living with my parents. And this New Year, I am in need of a major detox. What am I detoxing? Daisy's father, Nick.New Year is a time to diet and purify (after, of course, finishing up all the Christmas crap - there's no point trying to diet with all that still hanging around. Glass of port anyone?).Mum is losing weight, courtesy of Jaffa cakes and low-fat strawberry angel delight (two of my five a day!). Dad is having a bicycle-clip clear out.My detox is my feckless, irresponsible former boyfriend.Alex and I will never work out if I can't cut Nick out of my life. But how can I, when he's Daisy's dad?PRAISE for the Bad Mother's series ..."The literary equivalent of chocolate. If you're having a bad day, read this right now! Five-star romantic comedy.""I laughed until cried. My husband kept asking me what on earth was so funny.""A truly feel-good read, with a smouldering hero and lovable heroine.""Lovable characters, funny romance and an easy read that literally made me laugh out loud.""Didn't want to put this book to end. Can't wait for the next in the series." YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Is this book available on Kindle Unlimited?YES! If you're looking for free romantic comedy as part of your prime subscription, look no further.How long has the author been writing for?F****g years. I mean, a long time. Since my early twenties, and I'm nearly forty now. It doesn't mean I know what I'm doing though. I started out writing thrillers, and eventually found my way to romantic comedy. Don't know why I didn't sooner, as it's my favourite genre. I suppose I was darker when I was younger ...How long is this series?The plan is for five books, taking Daisy all the way to school - and maybe beyond if people are still interested in reading.How will this book make me feel?Uplifted, loved and happy, like any good romantic comedy. Don't get me wrong, Juliette doesn't have an easy time. But ultimately she is loved by those around her, and that's what's important - no matter what life throws at you.Are there sex scenes?Sort of. But they're fairly PG. Think James Bond level of sexual content, and you're in the right area.Which readers like this book?Mums. Obviously. And seemingly most mums, judging by the reviews. Although if you're into very literary books, you probably won't like it.What do readers of this book also like?Definitely the Unmumsy Mum - the styles of these books are similar. And also Hurrah for Gin, I Don't Know How She Does It, Sex and the City and Bridget Jones.LOOK INSIDE NOW TO SEE WHY MOTHERS LOVE THIS SERIES ...
Home Sweet Rome
Author: Marissa Moss
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781402266096
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
To rescue her missing mother, thirteen-year-old Mira must travel to sixteenth-century Rome, where she befriends the painter Caravaggio and other artists and scientists under suspicion for being forward thinking individuals.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781402266096
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
To rescue her missing mother, thirteen-year-old Mira must travel to sixteenth-century Rome, where she befriends the painter Caravaggio and other artists and scientists under suspicion for being forward thinking individuals.
Meet Cute Diary
Author: Emery Lee
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063038854
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Felix Ever After meets Becky Albertalli in this swoon-worthy, heartfelt rom-com about how a transgender teen’s first love challenges his ideas about perfect relationships. * A 2022 ALA Rainbow Booklist Selection * A Junior Library Guild Selection * Noah Ramirez thinks he’s an expert on romance. He has to be for his popular blog, the Meet Cute Diary, a collection of trans happily ever afters. There’s just one problem—all the stories are fake. What started as the fantasies of a trans boy afraid to step out of the closet has grown into a beacon of hope for trans readers across the globe. When a troll exposes the blog as fiction, Noah’s world unravels. The only way to save the Diary is to convince everyone that the stories are true, but he doesn’t have any proof. Then Drew walks into Noah’s life, and the pieces fall into place: Drew is willing to fake-date Noah to save the Diary. But when Noah’s feelings grow beyond their staged romance, he realizes that dating in real life isn’t quite the same as finding love on the page. In this charming novel by Emery Lee, Noah will have to choose between following his own rules for love or discovering that the most romantic endings are the ones that go off script.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063038854
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Felix Ever After meets Becky Albertalli in this swoon-worthy, heartfelt rom-com about how a transgender teen’s first love challenges his ideas about perfect relationships. * A 2022 ALA Rainbow Booklist Selection * A Junior Library Guild Selection * Noah Ramirez thinks he’s an expert on romance. He has to be for his popular blog, the Meet Cute Diary, a collection of trans happily ever afters. There’s just one problem—all the stories are fake. What started as the fantasies of a trans boy afraid to step out of the closet has grown into a beacon of hope for trans readers across the globe. When a troll exposes the blog as fiction, Noah’s world unravels. The only way to save the Diary is to convince everyone that the stories are true, but he doesn’t have any proof. Then Drew walks into Noah’s life, and the pieces fall into place: Drew is willing to fake-date Noah to save the Diary. But when Noah’s feelings grow beyond their staged romance, he realizes that dating in real life isn’t quite the same as finding love on the page. In this charming novel by Emery Lee, Noah will have to choose between following his own rules for love or discovering that the most romantic endings are the ones that go off script.