Matt Webster finds his world shattered when his wife walks out, leaving him with their four-year-old son. Grief and shock are compounded by the challenge of having to cope as a working single parent, juggling childcare and the considerable demands of his job. Having been something of a hands-off parent prior to his wife's departure, he is thrown in at the deep end. And, forced to cope as a single father, Matt learns for the first time the true heartbreak and joy of unconditional love.
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'The novel walks a line between comedy and wrenching sadness. It is fluently written and its depiction of domestic chaos and a man's bewilderment when unexpectedly faced with a young son's needs is all too recognisable' -- Elizabeth Buchan, The Sunday Times 'Charming and enjoyable' -- Best
About the Author
Amanda Brookfield gained a First Class Honours Degree from Oxford before working at an advertising agency for several years. She wrote her first novel while living in Buenos Aires with her diplomat husband, and her second while in Washington, D.C. She has two young sons and now lives in London and divides her time between writing fiction and looking after her family.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Deep, good, surprisingly honest,
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This review is from: Family Man (Paperback)
The author does a very good job letting us in underneath the skin of a man that finds himself, all of a sudden in the position mothers find themselves from the beginning of times. How one sorts out the obstacles and adapts to a new normalcy are major parenting tasks that -should- go beyond gender.
I will start reading all her other books.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
GOOD BUT PREDICTABLE...,
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I ENJOYED THIS BOOK. IT TOOK A GOOD LOOK AT THIS MAN'S LIFE WHO FINDS HIMSELF ALONE AFTER HIS WIFE WALKS OUT ON HIM, AND HOW HE COPES WITH RAISING HIS SON AND LIFE IN GENERAL. THE ONE THING IS THAT THROUGHOUT THE BOOK, I ALREADY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, ITS TO PREDICTABLE.
WORTH THE READ...
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