... She then wrote this novel, The Rise and Fall of a Yummy Mummy, somewhat based on her experience as a mum. She recently had her second child, and her second novel has just been published, one I am eager to read!
I must say, this book is just fantastic. It made me laugh out loud at some points, ... Read review
One woman's struggle to fit back into her old self. Amy Crane is in crisis. Six months ... more
after the birth of her baby Amy still looks pregnant and can't remember the last time she had a wax or an orgasm. Motherhood is stirring up disturbing questions about her own childhood. And she suspects her boyfriend is cheating. Enter Alice yummy mummy superior on a mission to transform Amy's body and love life. As Amy swaps breast pads for Botox and climbs out of a vortex of self-doubt her libido awakens from its long nap and things get rather more complicated ...A wonderfully well-written funny and sharp novel about the trials of playing hip happy families and the contradictions at the heart of modern motherhood.
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Advantages: Funny, fab characters, easy to believe the characters Disadvantages: Some scenes in London were a bit OTT
...issues and about families at the moment, as you will be able to see from the other book reviews I have posted on Dooyoo! For some reason the powers that be at Dooyoo have categorised this as a Children's Book, but it certainly is anything but!
Polly Williams is a journalist, who turned to writing novels when she had her first baby. She then wrote this novel, The Rise and Fall of a Yummy Mummy, somewhat based on her experience as a ... ...at some points, sympathise with the main character Amy. Amy recently gave birth to her daughter Evie, whom she adores, but everything is not rosy in her relationship with her partner Joe. Amy is sure Joe is cheating on her, but doesn't know how to confront him about it. Also Amy is fed up of wearing her maternity jeans months after giving birth, wants more mummy friends but doesn't know how to find, then a handsome young Pilates instructor called ... more
I enjoy reading books on parenting issues and about families at the moment, as you will be able to see from the other book reviews I have posted on Dooyoo! For some reason the powers that be at Dooyoo have categorised this as a Children's Book, but it certainly is anything but!
Polly Williams is a journalist, who turned to writing novels when she had her first baby. She then wrote this novel, The Rise and Fall of a Yummy Mummy, somewhat based on her experience as a mum. She recently had her second child, and her second novel has just been published, one I am eager to read!
I must say, this book is just fantastic. It made me laugh out loud at some points, sympathise with the main character Amy. Amy recently gave birth to her daughter Evie, whom she adores, but everything is not rosy in her relationship with her partner Joe. Amy is sure Joe is cheating on her, but doesn't know how to confront him about it. Also Amy is fed up of wearing her maternity jeans months after giving birth, wants more mummy friends but doesn't know how to find, then a handsome young Pilates instructor called Josh is thrown into the mix, leaving a very confused Amy...
It is written in a narrative form, by the lead character of Amy, and it is really an amusing read. As the mother of a 17 month old toddler, I really did sympathise with quite a few of the problems Amy and her partner Joe were suffering with, such as not talking as much and having no time for each other. I also understood what she meant about the excessive use of the maternity jeans!!
The book starts off in quite a normal mum fashion, with Amy and Evie going off to the NCT meetings with the mums once a week, and her mother barging in when she least expects it, but as the novel progresses it moves more into the restoration of the old Amy, and what life is like in London for a yummy mummy to be. When it moved into the city more, and Amy trying to be her old self, I felt it harder to identify with her and that she was moving away from the normality of being a mum.
Here is a quick summary of the other characters within the novel:
Joe - Amy's partner and daddy to Evie. His and Amy's relationship is on a downward slope, and Amy is convinced he is cheating on her. Joe feels Amy is trying to make herself better for another man, and is struggling with his emotions with Amy. He works hard, but desperately wants to be a good dad and a good partner to Evie and Amy.
Nicola: Amy's friend from the NCT, whom she confides in when she is convinced Joe is having an affair. Nicola is the only one of the group who returns to work after her son, and Amy loves seeing the transformation in her, which makes her want to return to work.
Alice: Amy's London friend who is determined to succeed with "Project Amy" which is a complete makeover of Amy. Joe does not get on with Alice, but the two exist together for the sake of Amy, who is beginning to know that maybe Alice isn't the friend she needs right now...
Overall, I really did enjoy this book. It was good fun taking such a big journey with the character and the author writes in such a way that you are able to completely feel the emotions Amy is feeling, be it good or bad. The relationships between the characters were very believable, especially the one between Joe and Amy, I feel quite a few couples who have had children will be able to understand the change in pace these two go through after their daughter's birth.
Some of the scenes were incredibly funny, especially those which took place at Amy's NCT meetings, and with her "London friends", they were laugh out loud funny! It made glad that I didn't have friends like these people! Similarly, I really did empathise with Amy when she was going through the bad patch with Joe, it was very moving.
I think this book would appeal to anyone who enjoys an amusing yet sentimental read, and someone who in particular enjoys reading a book which takes you on quite a journey through the main character. Williams has written a superb book here, and I look forward to reading her next book. Great fun!
mummy2harry 29.08.2007 (29.08.2007)
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Advantages: The plots, the characters, readability. Also insight Disadvantages: Minimal. The way that the characters react in the end to another of the characters, perhaps
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The book begins with a brief snapshot of Amy Crane whilst heavily pregnant, accidentally glimpsing her boyfriend Joe on a secret lunch date with an unknown woman. Fast forward seven months to when Evie is six months old and Amy is still adjusting to life as a mother. A hard working PR-girl-about-town in her former life, living alone in her house with its girly bedroom, happily seeing Joe but not necessarily forever, now she can ... ...Joe were it not for the accident of Evie, and to struggle with the transition from old to new life. Exhausted, scruffy, and conforming to gender stereotype whilst home on her maternity leave, her days are filled by strolls with the baby, dirty laundry, and nothing more ambitious than the occasional NCT coffee morning and visit to Primark. Then an encounter with a ‘yummy mummy’, Alice, gives her a glimpse into a whole new world, namely the existence ...
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A great read - infact a must read for any yummy mummy! I totally related to this book, it's honest, funny, will make you laugh and cry and it is beautifully written. I couldn't put this book down! ...
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Modern Fiction
Title
The Rise and Fall of a Yummy Mummy
Author
Polly Williams
ISBN
0316730807; 0751537446
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Amy has recently given birth to her first child, Evie, but, while utterly besotted with her daughter, she can't quite manage to get her own life back on track. She feels overweight, unattractive and incapable of holding a conversation beyond the lines of breast pumps and feeding times. She wants her figure, her sassiness, her LIFE back. And on top of that, she suspects her partner, Joe, is having an affair. Then her friend Alice decides to give her a makeover. A few weeks later and Amy finds a far more yummy mummy looking back at her in the mirror, but as her confidence grows, so her life becomes increasingly more complicated ...
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