The Rise and Fall of a Yummy Mummy - Polly Williams

Last time I was in West London the "Yummy Mummy" tribe appeared to be alive and well, pushing their Bugaboos though maybe looking a bit more nervous since the whole Lehman brothers thing. This book was set in a pre-credit crunch London, and I first read it when it was published in 2006 and I was living on the fringes of the world the book describes, this novel is about being a new mum and trying to find your way. It is a light "chick lit" read with touches of humour. I have just finished re-reading this book, having run out of fresh books to read I sometimes plunder my shelves for books I loved first time round, or, as in this ...  Read the complete review

I enjoy reading books on parenting issues and about families at the moment, as you will be able to see from the other book reviews I have posted on Dooyoo! For some reason the powers that be at Dooyoo have categorised this as a Children's Book, but it certainly is anything but! Polly Williams is a journalist, who turned to writing novels when she had her first baby. She then wrote this novel, The Rise and Fall of a Yummy Mummy, somewhat based on her experience as a mum. She recently had her second child, and her second novel has just been published, one I am eager to read! I must say, this book is just fantastic. It made me laugh out loud at some ...  Read the complete review