Small Talk
Published on 11. December 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-340-81882-4 (ISBN)
Description
Happily married Helen is very surprised and a little shocked to find, a few weeks into the new year, that she's pregnant. She and her husband had always wanted children but weren't quite sure they wanted them just yet. Is Colum (astonishingly calm) ready to give up his rare motorbike collection? Is Helen (slightly neurotic and frankly baffled by the onslaught of advice she's getting) ready to give up her chardonnay-drenched nights out with the girls? Is Piglet (the best of a bad lot of names from which he was forced to choose) ready to cope with either one of them? The answers are yes, possibly, and absolutely not.
Reviews / Votes
Fast, funny and engaging - this is chick-lit at its best - Daily ExpressMade me laugh more than Bridget Jones - Shirley Conran
A witty tale with a fresh outlook on parenting for the modern woman - Publishing News
As flippant and frothy as Hayman's style is, the shock of pregnancy, the nappy horror and general trauma of life make scary reading. Think Bridget Jones when she finally gets domestic with Mr Darcy - Mirror
Off-beat, snappy, unusual and fresh - The Bookseller
Funny in parts... It will no doubt entertain all new mothers - maybe some of their babies too - Mirror (Book of the Week)
Funny for new parents on the brink of hysteria - The Times
Not many chicklits have dared to attempt the diary style since Bridget Jones, but this one, about a woman's approach to motherhood, pulls it off nicely - Heat
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
n/a
Dimensions
Height: 23 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 195 mm
Weight
252 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-81882-4 (9780340818824)
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Person
Sheila Hayman is a distinguished journalist, screenwriter and filmmaker, with an Emmy, a BAFTA award and Fulbright Fellowship to her name. She has two small children and lives in London and Los Angeles.