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The hilarious second novel, and Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller, from author of the smash hit Why Mummy Drinks.Welcome to Mummy’s world…The Boy Child Peter is connected to his iPad by an umbilical cord, The Girl Child Jane is desperate to make her fortune as an Instagram lifestyle influencer, while Daddy is constantly off on exotic business trips…Mummy’s marriage is feeling the strain, her kids are running wild and the house is steadily developing a forest of mould. Only Judgy, the Proud and Noble Terrier, remains loyal as always.Mummy has also found herself a new challenge, working for a hot new tech start-up. But not only is she worrying if, at forty-two, she could actually get up off a bean bag with dignity, she’s also somehow (accidentally) rebranded herself as a single party girl who works hard, plays hard and doesn’t have to run out when the nanny calls in sick.Can Mummy keep up the facade while keeping her family afloat? Can she really get away with wearing ‘comfy trousers’ to work? And, more importantly, can she find the time to pour herself a large G+T?Probably effing not.

Commitment. You’ve taken the first Big Step: Marriage. So what comes next? The Mortgage? The Career Choice? Even….The Baby? Does one thing really lead to another?Flin and his friends are facing new commitments, and life is certainly not going as predicted, or as expected.Flin abandons the city whirl for a low key job in the country and the idyllic lifestyle – or is it? Ben has it all: the high flying career, ideal home and perfect family – but what happened to the fun and excitement? And Harry seems destined to become the eternal bachelor. Bored with the line-up of suitable girls, he yearns for his first love, glimpsed across a crowded room.Jamie Holland’s uncannily accurate portrayal of contemporary life is infused with warmth, humour and even optimism. An Almost Perfect Moon is a more than perfect summer read.