Book description
Meet Merlin. He's Lucy's bright, beautiful son - who just happens
to be autistic.
Since Merlin's father left them in the lurch shortly after his
diagnosis, Lucy has made Merlin the centre of her world. Struggling
with the joys and tribulations of raising her eccentrically adorable
yet challenging child, (if only Merlin came with operating
instructions) Lucy doesn't have room for any other man in her life.
By the time Merlin turns ten, Lucy is seriously worried that the
Pope might start ringing her up for tips on celibacy, so resolves to
dip a poorly pedicured toe back into the world of dating. Thanks to
Merlin's candour and quirkiness, things don't go quite to
plan... Then, just when Lucy's resigned to a life of singledom once
more, Archie - the most imperfectly perfect man for her and her son -
lands on her doorstep. But then, so does Merlin's father, begging for
forgiveness and a second chance. Does Lucy need a real father for
Merlin - or a real partner for herself?
Kathy Lette first achieved succès de scandale as a
teenager with the novel Puberty Blues, which was made into a
major film. After several years as a newspaper columnist and
television sitcom writer in America and Australia, she wrote ten
international bestsellers including Mad Cows (which was made
into a film starring Joanna Lumley and Anna Friel), How to Kill
Your Husband and Other Handy Household Hints (recently staged by
the Victorian Opera, Australia), and To Love, Honour and
Betray. Her novels have been published in fourteen languages
around the world. Kathy appears regularly as a guest on the BBC and
Sky News. She is also an ambassador for Women and Children First, Plan
International and the White Ribbon Alliance. In 2010 she received an
honorary doctorate from Southampton Solent University.
Kathy lives in London with her husband and two children. Visit her
website at www. kathylette. com and on Twitter @KathyLette.
