
The Wives of Bath (Paperback)
Wendy Holden (author)Published: 01/08/2005
Another hilarious tale from the Sunday Times bestseller, WENDY HOLDEN, author of MARRYING UP and AZUR LIKE IT.
Four parents-to-be seem ante-natally sorted. Flash Hugo and Amanda have booked a chic private clinic and royal maternity nurse. Right-on Jake and Alice want an all-natural home birth with whale music and tree-hugging nappies.
But nothing goes quite to plan. Amanda finds motherhood less glam than the stars make it look and disappears back to her career. Which leaves Hugo with the child and without a clue what to do.
Alice has problems too. Bringing up baby to Jake's eco-fascist standards means home-made organic everything and a recycled cardboard cot.
Will nappiness bring happiness to anybody? Not before bedhopping spouses, beastly bosses and bitchy nursery mothers have all done their dreadful worst...
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780755326297
Number of pages: 480
Weight: 324 g
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 30 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Pacey, witty chicory lit with a background of social commentary' Bournmouth Daily Echo, 22 Jan 05 * Bournmouth Daily Echo *
'Holden's sparkling prose leaves her novels head and shoulders above the chit-lit wannabes, and she's on top form here' Western Daily Press, 29 Jan 05 * Western Daily Press *
'A warm and amusing read' Heat, 15 Jan 05 * Heat *
'A hilarious tale' Practical Parenting, Feb 2005 * Practical Parenting *
'Wendy Holden's new comedy of manners is a satire on modern parenthood. Deliciously witty, and often touching, I think this is Wendy's best book to date' Isabel Wolf for the Daily Mail 30/5/05 * Isabel Wolf for the Daily Mail *
'Irresistible rom-com meets devilish satire' In Style, February 2005 * In Style *
'An outrageous novel that you'll want to devour in one sitting' Real magazine, 21 Jan 05 * Real magazine *
'Holden's comic talents show no sign of downsizing' Literary Review, Feb 05 * Literary Review *
'Delicious tale of anti-natal expectations versus the realities of parenthood that'll have you giggling into your beach towel' 13/8/05 Daily Express * Daily Express *
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“Great Read!”
Amazing easy read! Hilarious in some parts and gripping the whole way through! Was very eager to finish!
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