Motherfaker

<p><b>How far would you go for a year off work . . . ?</b><br><br>''I raced through it'' – <i><b>Daily Mail</b></i><br><br>''Brilliantly original and hilariously executed'' – <b>Rosie Walsh, author of <i>The Love of My Life</i></b><br><br><b>Meet Barri Brown. Respected teacher. Upstanding citizen of Guernsey. Down for a bit of law-breaking . . .</b><br><br>At thirty-five, Barri spends her time slaving away as a teacher, getting passed over for promotions and constantly covering for colleagues with kids. When her husband vanishes – along with her savings – it’s the final straw. And so, she hatches a wild plan: fake a pregnancy and use the paid maternity leave to start over somewhere new.<br><br>With seven foam bumps, a wardrobe full of smock dresses and a great pregnancy heist underway, all Barri has to do is blag it until she can disappear for good – without getting caught and being sent to prison for fraud. How hard could it be?<br><br>Will she <i>really </i>get away with telling the mother of all lies?<br><br><b>From award-winning comedy writer Anna Brook-Mitchell, <i>Motherfaker </i>is the perfect read for fans of <i>Really Good, Actually</i> by Monica Heisey and <i>All The Other Mothers Hate Me</i> by Sarah Harman.</b><br><br>''Funny, moving, relatable and keeps you on the edge of your seat'' – <b>Libby Page, author of <i>The Lido</i></b><br><br>''A bold, brilliant and bonkers caper’ – <b>Alexandra Potter, author of <i>Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up</i></b><br><br>''Brilliantly funny'' – <i><b>Stylist</b></i><br><br>''This book will make you guffaw out loud'' – <i><b>Prima</b></i><br><br><b>Readers love <i>Motherfaker</i>!</b><br><br>''A rare mix of laugh out loud funny, moving and compelling''<br><br>''Clever, tender, and impossible to put down – an absolute joy from start to finish''<br><br>''Funny, emotional, heart wrenching and action packed, with an idyllic Guernsey location''<br><br>''Hilarious, touching, emotional, infuriating and a bit bonkers''<br><br>''A fantastic debut that I just wanted to keep reading!''</p>