The Mother of All Problems

When did having it all become doing it all?

Penny Baker is coping...just about. Three kids, one dog, one lovely, but sometimes oblivious husband. She is even managing to hold her own among the competitive school moms—if you don’t look too closely. But when she finds herself also caring for her elderly mother, diagnosed with dementia, the household is thrown into disarray, and Penny finds herself stretched to breaking point trying to meet everyone’s needs. Can she make the new family situation work? And is there any chance of finding some space in it all for herself?

This funny, uplifting read is great for fans of Milly Johnson, Gill Sims, and Alexandra Potter.

Nancy Peach is a writer of women's fiction, a mother of three, and an owner of various ridiculous-looking pets. She is also a practicing doctor working for the NHS and a national cancer charity, and has been writing (in a terribly British, embarrassed, secretive way) for as long as she can remember. Nancy's debut, Love Life was published in 2021.