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"An excellent comic novel that interweaves the romance, humor, and pathos of three complicated families."―Publishers Weekly
Three suburban moms who have long been friends decide to show up unannounced at the homes of their thirty-something layabout sons. Their goal: to swoop in and set things right. The result: a hilarious mix that will resonate with mothers who can't turn a blind eye and their adult sons who can't quite get it together.
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About the Author
William Sutcliffe was born in 1971 in London. He is the author of the novels Are You Experienced?, The Love Hexagon, New Boy, and Bad Influence.
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Three British mothers decide that it's time their 34-year-old sons start to act like mature grownups. And if their sons aren't going to get with the program on their own, it's high time for a little maternal nudging. Each son has problems: Daniel has just been through a bad breakup and can think of few things worse than his mother, Gillian, nagging him about his bachelor state; Paul, Helen's son, who reminds her of her first husband, has never come out to her even though she knows he's gay; Carol's son, Matt, seems stuck in a life as shallow and glossy as Balls!-the magazine he works for. The result is an excellent comic novel that interweaves the romance, humor and pathos of three complicated families. Though it at first appears to be a simple roast of overly interfering mothers, the novel reveals itself to be a story of every mother's desire to receive in return some small measure of the love they have given. (Apr.)
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- PublisherBloomsbury USA
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1596914955
- ISBN 13 9781596914957
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages292
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