NEW RELEASE
Mum on the Run - Fiona Gibson (2011)
When Laura Swan hastily enters the mums race on school sports day, she is terrified. She's not as fit as she used to be and competing against all the other mums - some who are Godzilla-like in their ferocity - is not at all what she wants to do. And it ends in a shameful display of high-waisted underwear and spread legs. Now that it's over Laura wants nothing more than to get her life back - pre-children. Her feelings of unrest aren't helped by the fact that her husband, Jed, doesn't want to touch her and seems a tad bit obsessed with his pretty, young co-worker, Celeste. So, when Laura runs - literally - into the handsome Danny at a coffee shop, things start to look up. He makes her feel like she used to - full of life and vigour. Soon, the two of them are meeting up for clandestine runs in the park on a weekly basis, and Laura sees herself changing from the flabby mum who embarrassed herself and her kids at the school race to a toned and athletic mum who loves life. The only problem is Celeste. What is Laura going to do about her? And how will she win her husband back from the grips of temptation? Whether you have children or not, you surely will be able to relate to Laura and her mid-life crisis. She's funny - hilarious at times - down-to-earth and a true gem. (AS)
Fiona Gibson, author of Mummy Said the F-word, is back with a witty story about a woman who takes up running after being humiliated at her kids' sports day. The summary of Mum on the Run says: "Sports Day at her children's school is a nightmare for Laura Swan because of the event she dreads - the Mums' Race. She knows the other mothers have been in training for at least three months - even though they're trying to pretend that they haven't. Laura's vowed never to take part but the morning of the School Sports Day she makes a fatal error and promises her daughter that if she eats her Rice Crispies, she will run. With no escape, Laura is forced to take part and as she moves towards her inevitable humiliation, she is horrified to spot her husband Jed flirting with Celeste the delectable French girl who works with him. Determined to put up a fight and to show Jed there is still plenty of spice left in their marriage, Laura decides it is time to give her body the work-out it has been desperately crying out for. But when Laura makes a special new friend at the running club that she has joined, she gets much more than she bargained for." Mum on the Run is out in February.