How to Be Second Best

✍ Scribed by Jessica Dettmann

• Book ID: 100597084
• Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 205 KB
• Category: Fiction
• City: Australia., New South Wales--Sydney., Sydney (N.S.W.
• ISBN: 1460710002

✦ Synopsis

A hilarious and heart-warming debut that captures the dramas, delights and delirium of modern parenting. This is Marian Keyes meets Allison Pearson, with a dash of Caitlin Moran.

Going from one child to two is never all that easy for a family, but when Emma's husband simultaneously fathers a third child three doors up the street, things get very tricky, very fast.

No longer is it enough for Emma to be the best wife and mother - now she's trying to be the best ex-wife, and the best part-time parent to her ex's love child, and that's before she even thinks about adding a new bloke to the mix.

Set in an upwardly mobile, ultra-competitive suburb, this is a funny, biting, heartwarming modern comedy that looks at the roles we play, how we compete, and what happens when we dare to strive for second-best.

'Jessica Dettmann is a fine comic writer. She has an eye for the small details, irritations and inspirations of life which coupled with a truly original turn...

✦ Subjects

New South Wales -- Sydney