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Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.
Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.
Today, we're once again joined by Rachel's Random Resources for a Contemporary Women's Fiction title that will have you in stitches. Seriously! Even if you don't own the title of MOM in any aspect of the word, YOU WILL LAUGH...on the other hand if you DO own that moniker, you may not only laugh, but cry, cringe, and admit that you too have been there, imagined doing that. Ready or not ladies, today's blog tour guest and ebook of choice is on deck...
Time Out
by
Emma Murray
About the book...
‘It’s just a phase,’ they said. ‘These are the happiest years of your life,’ they said…
Mother of one and professional writer Saoirse (pronounced Seersha, not Searcy – thanks a bunch Game of Thrones!) is still adjusting to the demands of motherhood, four years after the birth of her daughter, Anna.
Living in the claustrophobic London suburb of Woodvale, and being surrounded by passive-aggressive mum-wars, isn’t helping. Neither is her increasingly pent-up anger at her once-perfect husband. Her only comrade in arms, best friend Bea, is the one thing keeping her sane.
When Saoirse’s agent asks her to pitch for a book, she is horrified to discover the topic is motherhood. How can she possibly write a ‘warts and all’ account of being a mother without giving away what it’s really like?
Laugh-out-loud funny, painfully well-observed, but with an unmistakable warmth and unforgettable characters, this is the perfect antidote to all those parenting bibles that bear absolutely no relation to real life. The novel may or may not have been inspired by real life…
!!! FANCY A COPY TO CALL YOUR OWN? !!
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Okay, so first things first, I'm not a mom in the traditional sense (I'm a "fur mom"!), but that doesn't mean this book didn't hit me just as hard! I mean really, as a child...time out's were viewed as things to be avoided, the result of causing too much trouble, the activity-less sentence those too young for bigger punishments were assigned while I diligently sat quietly wherever I was told too. Yep, I didn't really get time out's...though there was this ONE TIME, but that's a story for another post. Anywho...TIME OUT in the sense of this title isn't so much referring to that sort of activity, but rather someone actually taking time out from their everyday rat race to find themselves, reclaim the life they have lost, tackle that NEW THING that's come their way, and realize that sometimes life DOES suck, but in the end, it's really what we choose to make of the choices we're given that can change that tide.
Honestly? Sometimes I would kill (not really! Just figuratively!) for an actual TIME OUT. I mean, life gets scary busy with all the work obligations, family obligations, every-other-thing-that-pops-up-and-we-feel-compelled-to-say-yes-to obligations. It would be ABSOLUTELY LOVELY to have a Cube to hole up in (it's a gorgeous house on a cliff made mostly of glass and surrounded by stunning vistas, small towns, and good hearted people)...not to mention the FABULOUS support system our gal Saoirse has, even if she doesn't quite feel it at the start. Watching her struggles, listening to her inner monologue DYING to come out, seeing the constraints she put on herself loosen and her hair really come down was truly inspiring, uplifting, and a downright riot! Between the "adult words" aplenty (suppose to be good for the soul), the attraction that never should have been (really? He HAD to look like HIM?!), the Organics (let's just say it's sort of the mom version of Mean Girls), the riotous friends (especially Bea! OMG! She's a breath of fresh air!), and the book that may or may not end of being pitched as in thrown versus tried for, this story has so much going for it and then some!
So go ahead...cast aside your perfectly conveyed version of yourself for just a second and get down and dirty with a cast of characters that will accept you just the same!
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About the author...
Emma Murray is originally from Co. Dublin and moved to London in her early twenties. After a successful career as a ghostwriter, she felt it was high time she fulfilled her childhood dream to write fiction.
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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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