Ally has everything she ever wanted: a husband, a child, a lovely house in a pretty neighbourhood. Her glamorous, dynamic next-door neighbour, Juno, is also her best friend. But Juno has made a surprising decision; she has signed up for Queen Mum, a reality-TV show. For two weeks, she will live with another family in another town, while her opposite number will be moving in next door to Ally. Juno is excited about the prospect of seeing life from a different perspective. Ally is nervous. She doesn't like change, and knows from bitter experience how something precious can be lost in a moment.Kate Long's new novel, written with her customary wit, empathy and incisiveness, is about friendship and love, recklessness and caution and about how the camera, while it sometimes lies, can also reveal uncomfortable truths. "Delicious" - "Red". "This is the perfect summer novel easy to read, but perceptive about the twists of fate that can change our lives" - "Glamour". "Long is as compulsively readable as ever" - "Time Out".
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"'Delicious' Red 'This is the perfect summer novel - easy to read, but perceptive about the twists of fate that can change our lives' Glamour 'Long is as compulsively readable as ever' Time Out"
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Kate Long was born in 1964 and spent her childhood in Lancashire. She left at eighteen to do a degree in English at Bristol university, graduating with a First and going into teaching, a job she enjoyed for fifteen years. She is the author of two top-ten bestsellers, The Bad Mother's Handbook and Swallowing Grandma.
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Juno, an upper middle class English housewife is married to Manny, and has two teenage girls. Their family believes in eating organic, celebrating the arts and culture, and leading structured lives. Juno is about to shake things up by becoming a contestant on Queen Mum, a reality television show in which two mums with differing lifestyles switch places for two weeks with a winner declared at the end. Ally is Juno's neighbour and close friend who lives with husband Tom and son Ben. Their family has been damaged by tragedy and Ally wonders how she will cope without Juno for two whole weeks.
The decision to go on Queen Mum will force both families to face some difficult truths and take a closer look at their own lives. This was a touching and at times funny book. It was interesting to see the difference in how the characters perceive themselves and what was shown on the reality show. Inserting clips from the show's dialogue into the narrative also helped to keep the theme alive throughout the novel. By the end, I was rooting for all the characters, even those who at first seemed unlikable. A great vacation read!
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