Review: Why Mummy Swears

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It's the start of the summer holidays, and six long, expensive weeks stretch out ahead of Ellen as she struggles to think of cheap and stimulating ways to entertain her children Peter and Jane. Without much support from her husband Simon (who I didn't initially warm to!) who says things like "you expect me to look after the children?" she gets on with the job in hand, but slowly simmers with resentment.

For anyone who has primary school age children this book will make you hold your sides with laughter as you will relate to countless stories. For me, it was the PTA (I didn't last as long on it as Ellen!) as I couldn't understand why people take the task of organising a school disco as seriously as if they were organising the next World Summit Meeting!!

You are in complete danger of laughing out loud when reading this book, so beware in open spaces!!! I also found myself sitting in bed of an evening saying to my partner, "Oh god, listen to this," and then reading page after page to him while wiping tears that were streaming down my face with laughter.

I hadn't read Gill Sims first book, Why Mummy Drinks Gin-I did get it for Christmas, but it's still on my TBR shelf, but I shall be digging it out and making it a top priority to read it, as this one was brilliant.

I got an ARC in return for an honest and open review.

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