{"product_id":"9780008592004","title":"Why Mummy Drinks on Holiday: The hilarious new beach read from the bestselling author of Why Mummy Drinks","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eNo.1 bestselling author Gill Sims is back with her eagerly awaited sixth \u003cem\u003eWhy Mummy\u003c\/em\u003e novel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eWhen family life gives you lemons, trade them for grapes!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMummy Ellen has a Vision. She will cherish every moment this holiday with her Moppets Peter and Jane, alongside her ride-or-die best pal, Hannah. There will be wicker baskets! Vintage bicycles! Pink sunshine wine! And not an electronic babysitter in sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as she strives for her picture-perfect “Ultimate Family Summer” in her not-quite-a-chateau, reality crashes the party. With small feral hell-beasts to keep alive on the daily, and Hannah suddenly MIA, wine o’clock gets earlier by the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Ellen keep The Vision alive without resorting to nightly beige ‘freezer tapas’ (aka guilt-flavoured chicken nuggets)? Or will she reach the end of her Gentle Parenting book – \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e her tether – as her dream holiday descends into a nightmare?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Ellen on her uproarious quest to salvage one of the #18PreciousSummers, or simply find her Grape Escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGill Sims, known for her autofiction and biographical stories, once again delivers a masterpiece. Why Mummy Drinks on Holiday is a testament to her storytelling prowess, weaving themes of marriage, divorce, and friendship into a humorous and relatable narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Alexandra Potter (More Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up), Kristen Bailey (Textbook Romance), Sophie Kinsella (What Does it Feel Like?), Freya Kennedy (The Fabulous Forties Club), and Jane Fallon (Getting Rid of Matthew).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gill Sims","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889201238165,"sku":"9780008592004","price":45.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008592004.jpg?v=1776888157","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008592004","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}