Review: Diary of a Mummy Misfit - Amanda Egan
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 25, 2012
Repeat after me; Amanda Egan, Amanda Egan, Amanda Egan. Why? Because this name should be on everybody's lips, especially if you're a fan of 'Chick Lit'. Diary Of A Mummy Misfit is a blooming masterpiece! If I could draw 2 more stars, colour them in gold, and add them to Amazon's maximum of 5*, I would do! This book deserves far more than the maximum 5*, so I'm breaking tradition and rating it 7*Libby and her hubby Ned, want a private education (and who can blame them!) for their son Max. Now Libby and Ned aren't exactly rolling in money and they rely quite a lot on that little plastic thing we call a credit card. They do have to make sacrifices to get Max there, so no holidays for them, other than the local park. Libby strikes up a friendship with one of the posh/rolling in money type mummies at the school, namely 'Fenella' who is a down to earth, says it as it is, kind of lady, who is also an absolute star. Libby/Fenella and their husbands become really close friends. Throughout the Diary we meet some lovely characters like Libby and Ned's next door neighbour; an asian lady with a thing for Barry Manilow and a son with whom she's trying to pair off with Libby. Do you think she succeeded in her quest? Well...you'll just have to read the book to find out. We're treated to some lovely characters in the book, that is, 2 gays, a mother and some other close friends and a dog. We also have snobbery and bitching at its best, and that's just from the 'meemies' husbands, so you can imagine what the 'meemies' themselves are like! Yes, that's right, handbags at dawn! Diary Of A Mummy Misfit is one of the best books I have ever read, it's fantastically written and is incredibly funny!! Amanda's style of writing is pure brilliance. You are guaranteed giggles throughout the book and there are lots of laugh out loud lines too. I absolutely adored this book and I recommend it totally!! One question - why is Amanda not represented by an agent? Their immense loss I reckon!!!