
Take Someone Like Me
Jayne Buxton(Author)
Arrow Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 1. February 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-09-949243-6 (ISBN)
Description
Libby always thought her life was well-ordered, charmed even: three gorgeous daughters, a husband who adores her, friends to see her through thick and thin. But lately, with one daughter in a constant fit of teenage sulks, a ten-year-old questioning everything in the universe and beyond, and a husband who seems to see her mainly as the manager of school runs, ironed shirts and a well-stocked fridge, motherhood is showing some of its distinctly uglier sides. But Libby soldiers on, taking her youngest to an environmental group to find answers to all those pesky universe questions, navigating egg-shells to confront her oldest about that tell-tale silver-foil packet of 21 tiny pills and cramming in some time for rekindling the spark in her marriage after the eight o'clock news.
Until one day, she's had enough. She used to have more to talk about than the PTA and the price of apples at the supermarket; she used to have something to drive her life, a purpose behind things. And she wants that back - or at least some of it. So when she meets Daniel, attractive, passionate and engagingly spontaneous, she knows the turning point has come. But as domestic disaster and emotional calamity descend on the Blake household, Libby soon realizes that it's not simply a matter of starting all over again...
Until one day, she's had enough. She used to have more to talk about than the PTA and the price of apples at the supermarket; she used to have something to drive her life, a purpose behind things. And she wants that back - or at least some of it. So when she meets Daniel, attractive, passionate and engagingly spontaneous, she knows the turning point has come. But as domestic disaster and emotional calamity descend on the Blake household, Libby soon realizes that it's not simply a matter of starting all over again...
Reviews / Votes
'The author has a way of conveying break up woes we can all relate to. If you've got the winter blues, this will give you hope * New Woman * A charming romantic comedy * Red * A great light-hearted read * My Weekly * Inciteful, humorous and engaging * Lancashire Evening Post * An hilarious look at life as a single mum. Wickedly funny, warm and wonderfully perceptive, it's great for those long, cold, dark winter nights * Peterborough Evening Telegraph * An amazing story * Vanessa Feltz, BBC London * Literate chick-lit ... Jayne Buxton is a funny writer who knows that humour is in the detail * Boston Globe * This is one that you won't want to miss - a wonderful debut novel * Armchair Interviews.com * Intelligent chick-lit ... This laugh-out-loud debut will captivate readers * Publishers Weekly *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
514 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-949243-6 (9780099492436)
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Person
Jayne Buxton is a consultant and spokesperson in the field of work-life balance. After her non-fiction book, Ending the Mother War, was published in 1998 she became a regular contributor to press, radio and conference discussions about working parents and workplace change. She co-founded Flametree, a specialist work-life balance consultancy and interactive web based community for working parents. She now lives in London with her husband and three children and is the author of Lessons in Duck Shooting.