'I Don't Know How She Does It,' by Allison Pearson

THE STORY: Thirty-Five year old Kate is famished - famished for time. As the main bread-winner of her family, her life is a constant juggling act. She rushes between work appointments whilst running over-and-over the busy tape in her head - bouncy castle, dentist appointment, nappies, client appointment, story before bedtime, angel wings, transatlantic flight. The list never seems to end! From the outside, Kate seems to have it all - but she has no time to enjoy what she has accomplished with her life.
Factor in Kate's controlling nanny, her two demanding children, a husband that she passes like a ship in the night, an email lover, a sexist boss, and a workplace that sees hers as a man's job. Just how long will Kate be able to keep up this juggling act, and at what cost?

 I can't think of a woman who wouldn't want this book.' INDIA KNIGHT, GUARDIAN

HIGHLIGHTS: It's no surprise that this is an international bestseller - it is so witty and funny, yet poignant at the same time. This book was an excellent portrayal of a working mother - I loved when Kate bought mince tarts from the supermarket, and broke them up a little to make them look homemade for her daughters' school.
The author uses email exchange, and diary-like entries for Kate, which take the reader right inside Kate's head. A real look inside the roller-coaster life of this highly engaging character.

This book would be absolutely perfect for a book club - so many discussion points and questions!


"What Bridget Jones did for single women, Kate Reddy does for working mothers . . . This book is for every woman who's ever chaired a meeting one minute and duck out for an illicit reunion with her children the next . . ." HARPER'S BAZAAR

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Allison Pearson (aka Judith Allison Lobbett!) is a Welsh newspaper columnist and author. This is her first novel, and was published in 2002. She has since written 'I Think I Love You.' (2010)

An interesting bit of controversy surrounding Pearson - in one of her newspaper columns she labelled Princess Beatrice as a "pampered Miss Piggy" who was "pear-shaped" after photos of her appeared in a bikini. Well who's had the last laugh? Bea is looking svelte and trim these days!

THIS NOVEL IS NOW A MOVIE!!
Starring - Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Munn, Christina Hendricks, Kelsey Grammer, Seth Myers.

Watch the trailer below: