NEW RELEASE
Take It Like a Mom - Stephanie Stiles (2011)
Lawyer Annie has been out of the workforce since having her son, Robby, three years ago. This story follows her through the ups and downs of motherhood - such as finding out number two is unexpectedly on its way just as husband Alex is having problems at work. From run-ins with over-zealous parents in the schoolyard and trying to hide from her mother's critical gaze, Annie believes her frenetic life is playing out just like a sitcom - if only she could wiggle her nose and work some magic like Samantha from Bewitched. It took me a little time to get into the author's cutting humour but it's well worth sticking around for this welcome addition to mom lit.
Take It Like a Mom - Stephanie Stiles
One thing sets her apart from other modern-day superheroes: mom genes. Annie Fingardt Forster used to be a lawyer who wore dry-clean only and shaved both legs. But things have changed. Now a stay-at-home mom, she wears cargo pants and ponytails and harbours a nearly pathological hatred towards hipster parents. With a three-year-old and a baby on the way, Annie knows what to expect ... at least, she thought she did. Faced with her husband's job loss, pre-school politics, and a playground throwdown with her arch nemesis, Annie realises that even with her husband and friends by her side, what she really needs is to learn to suck it up - and take it like a mom.