Natural Disaster

<p>'I absolutely loved it . . . Funny, dark, absurd, pin-sharp, insightful, propulsive, unputdownable' <b>NINA STIBBE</b><br>'Hilarious, brilliant, utterly exhilarating'<b> MONICA ALI</b><br>'Eminently readable, recognisable and reassuring. It's fantastic' <b>JESSIE BURTON</b><br>'Lisa Owens asks what it is to be a mother - and this is the answer. I absolutely loved it' <b>LUCY DIAMOND</b><br>'Very funny and very, very relatable' <b><i>STYLIST</i>, 2026 BEST FICTION PICKS</b><br>'A thunderously good novel'<b> NATHAN FILER</b><br><br><i><b>One perfect day. A million catastrophes.</b></i><br><br>For weeks, she has been saying it will be their special day. One last, perfect day with her children before she returns to work after maternity leave.<br><br> What's the worst that can happen?<br><br> Unfolding across 24 hours, <i>Natural Disaster</i> is a propulsive, darkly funny and sharply observed novel about the absurd, frustrating, hilarious, precarious, bittersweet, sometimes astonishing challenge - literal, existential - of being a woman, a mother, a wife, a person for one single, entire day.<br><br>'Heartbreakingly astute and wincingly relatable, <i>Natural Disaster </i>is also the funniest novel I've read in years' <b>CLAIRE POWELL, author of <i>At the Table</i></b><br><br>'Brilliant and funny and all so searingly, hilariously true. A genuinely dazzling novel. And there is so much love in it too' <b>DAVID WHITEHOUSE, author of <i>Saltwater Mansions</i></b><br><br>'Destined to become a classic' <b>JESSICA STANLEY, author of </b><i><b>CONSIDER YOURSELF KISSED</b></i><br><br>'I loved it. What a perfect depiction of early motherhood, womanhood, and love' <b>OLIVIA POTTS, author of <i>A Half Baked Idea</i></b><br><br>'I absolutely adored it. A masterfully drawn portrait of modern motherhood, hilarious and harrowing by turns' <b>EMMA HUGHES, author of <i>It's Complicated</i></b><br><br>'Generous, funny, heartbreaking and clever - a parenting caper with profound emotional clarity. I loved it' <b>LIZZY STEWART, author of <i>Alison</i></b></p>