The Accidental Family - Rowan Coleman

The Accidental Family is the sequel to Rowan Coleman s book The Accidental Mother . I read The Accidental Mother a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it, so I was happy to find the follow-up in Borders as if I ve enjoyed a book, I love finding out what happens next in the lives of the characters. The Accidental Mother is the story of a London career girl called Sophie who has to take custody of her best friend s two little girls after their mother is killed in a car accident and nobody knows where their father is. Looking after two little children is a completely alien concept to Sophie and the book tells the story of her struggle to adapt to the situation ...

The Accidental Family - Rowan Coleman

I was really excited when I saw Rowan Coleman s The Accidental Family while in Tesco. I am a big fan of Rowan Coleman s style of family orientated Chick Lit, and loved the predecessor to this, The Accidental Mother . However I found that although I enjoyed this book it was not as good as the first one Without giving too much away if you haven t read The Accidental Mother , City Girl Sophie Mills is left to bring up her best friend s two little girls Bella and Izzy when she passes away and their father cannot be found. Sophie knows nothing about children and currently has no desire to have any, and finds her life being turned upside down with hilarious results. ...

The Accidental Mother - Rowan Coleman

I had no preconception about the work of Rowan Coleman when I bought this book, and I suppose was tempted by its light hearted cover, and the short description that gave the main plot of the story. I wanted something light to read, but something that wasn t trashy or too over-stated, and the book seemed to hit the right cord with me. The story revolves around the life of Sophie, a career woman almost at the peak of her career. She cares passionately about how she looks. She is neat and articulate, and lives with a cat called Artemis. Unable to sustain relationships that get in the way of order, Sophie would seem the least likely of people to tolerate children, though ...