Gill Sims

Having being a keen reader of the 'Why Mummy' series, I was over the moon to win an advanced copy of Gill Sims new book 'Why Mummy's Sloshed' and follow their journey of parenthood in the fourth book of the series.

With Jane now studying for her A levels and Peter taking his GCSE's there the family dramatics continue in this laugh out loud read that just about every parent worldwide of teenage children will relate to. The chapters, which are written as months, are written extremely well, I especially loved the babysitting & driving chapters... hilarious...I actually nearly choked on my drink!

However, as much as I loved 'Why Mummy's Sloshed' I felt there was some humour missing. If you have read the other 3 books then you'll understand. But I will say that the ending was a perfect ending (not going to give any spoilers!)

Although you could read 'Why Mummy's Sloshed' as a standalone I would highly recommend reading the other books in the series first.… (mere)

As a mother of a grown up daughter myself, I cringe when anybody mentions the word `Teenager', because even though it is many years since we have had a teenager in the house, I can still remember how awful it was. So I, and I expect many other mothers ( if not all mothers) can identify with the poor woman in the story.
The main character is called `Mummy' , aka. Ellen who is in her 40`s, separated from her husband ( her children`s father) and has two teenage children . She is struggling to bring up the children by herself, work in a demanding job and run a home. The story starts when her daughter ,who just about to turn 18, needs a lift to her driving test. The daughter leaves it to the last minute because she does not want to get out of bed and her mother threatens to go without her. The irony of this left me in stitches before the story had even started.
Although this book could be very depressing with the thought of a woman on her own with her teenage children driving her to drink ( because Ellen does drink, a lot and often), it is actually a very funny book.… (mere)