Book description
Alice never imagined that she would end up like this. Is she the only
mother who feels so permanently panic-stricken at the terrors of the
modern world - or is it normal to sit up in bed all night popping
bubble wrap? She worries that too much gluten and dairy may be
hindering her children's mental arithmetic. She frets that there are
too many cars on the road to let them out of the 4x4. Finally she
resolves to take control and tackle her biggest worry of all: her
daughter is definitely not going to fail that crucial secondary school
entrance exam. Because Alice has decided to take the test in her place...
With his trademark comic eye for detail, John O'Farrell has produced
a funny and provocative book that will make you laugh, cry and vow
never to become that sort of parent. And then you can pass it on to
your seven-year-old, because she really ought to be reading grown-up
novels by now...
John O'Farrell is the author of seven books. His first book, Things
Can Only Get Better, was a number one bestseller and was dramatized for
BBC Radio 4. The Best a Man Can Get was the bestselling debut novel of
2002. As well as being a bestselling author, John O'Farrell is a regular
contributor to television and radio. For the past five years he has
written a weekly humorous column for the Guardian, three collections of
which have been published as Global Village Idiot, I Blame the
Scapegoats and I Have a Bream.
