The Single Mums’ Book Club: An utterly hilarious, laugh out loud romance to escape with this summer! by Victoria CookeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Stephanie is a divorced mother of three. Like most mothers her life is one of constant frenzy, trying to get three children and a dog ready and out of the house to various appointments on time. Her ex-husband Mike wanted to be alone, free from the demands of wife and children. Although he shares custody he is prone to telling Stephanie that he can't pick the kids up until Saturday morning (instead of Friday after school) because he wants to go out with his mates after work. Just your typical middle-aged man trying to be the perpetual teenager with no responsibilities. Even worse, all their friends were Mike's work colleagues and their wives who have ghosted Stephanie since the divorce.
On a day where she was late dropping to kids off at school, and made the cardinal sin of reversing outside the school, had a confrontation with one of her so-called ex-friends in the supermarket, and didn't have enough money in her purse to buy toilet roll, she starts sobbing in the supermarket where she is rescued by her neighbour Janey. Although they have never really spoken properly before Janey is a true friend and the two of them are soon thinking of ways to drink prosecco in each other's homes (cheaper than going out out) - hence the book club was born.
Soon the book club gathers other waifs and strays and together these women give each other the confidence to try again - in Steph's case to flex her rusty bookkeeping muscles part-time at the local vet's surgery.
This was a charming read, light-hearted, funny, with some serious moments too.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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