Second best : a novel
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 needs 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.
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Families > Fiction. Adultery > Fiction. |
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Domestic fiction. |
- ISBN: 9781443460118
- Physical Description 362 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition First Canadian edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.
- Copyright ©2018.
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General Note: | Originally published as: How to be second best. |
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Summary
Second Best : A Novel
A hilarious and heartwarming debut that captures the dramas, delights and delirium of modern parenting 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 needs 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.