The precocious little toddler is so well-written that he steals the show from the minute he appears on the page. After both of my daughters were born I immediately lost the weight, but I know a few mothers don’t, this one of the reasons why this story is so relatable. I thought these parts were very well written, beautifully touching in parts and looking at questions of how families cope when they don't look like they had expected. There are times that this book just made me feel completely seen, as a mother of two young boys myself (with the first being assessed for autism) this book was such a lightbulb for me, being able to validate my feelings and realising that I am not alone with all that I am going through, and I truly appreciate the author for that.

I admired how Lucy doesn’t pretend that everything is ok, she faces the tantrums, the meltdowns head on and deals with them. I loved these aspects of the book and how Lucy tries to hold everything together, it was very relatable and the book is also sweary, funny and well-written. In fact I'm really really hoping this may be the start of a series, because I already need another fix of Stan, and I love baby Jack too, and seeing just what may happen next with Lucy and Ed. Katy Cox is the author behind “Carry on Katy”, a comedy blog known for its focus on parenting an autistic child and her debut novel expands on this, following the lives of Lucy Wright, husband Ed and their two sons, one of whom Lucy realises is autistic. The story is uncomplicated, the writing conversational and introspective, which makes this book relatable to all mothers.This book promised to be full of witty humour and sharp observations about life as a working parent but the humour was lost on me.

Within a couple of pages, I was rooting for Lucy and invested in what was going on in her familiarly hectic life.Romance is officially dead in her marriage and her husband, Ed is of no help when it comes to handling the kids. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file.