Diese Serie beleuchtet humorvoll und ehrlich das anspruchsvolle Leben einer modernen berufstätigen Mutter. Sie begleitet eine Frau, die versucht, eine anspruchsvolle Karriere im globalen Finanzwesen mit der Fürsorge für ihre Familie und Kinder zu vereinbaren. Die Geschichte beschreibt den ständigen Kampf gegen Zeitknappheit, Erschöpfung und Schuldgefühle, aber auch unerwartete Freuden und die Absurditäten des täglichen Lebens. Sie bietet einen scharfen, ironischen Einblick in die Dilemmata von Frauen zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts.
Allison Pearson gilt in Großbritannien als eine der besten Journalistinnen ihrer Generation. Sie arbeitete als Reporterin, Kolumnistin und Fernsehredakteurin. «Working Mum» ist ihr erster Roman, der in zahlreiche Sprachen übersetzt wurde. Hollywood hat die Geschichte verfilmt mit Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan und Christina Hendrichs. Allison Pearson lebt mit ihrem Mann und den zwei Kindern in Cambridge.
Kate Reddy is back! This is the follow-up to the international bestseller I Don't Know How She Does It, the novel that defined modern life for women everywhere. This time she's juggling teenagers, aging parents and getting back into the workplace, and every page will have you laughing and thinking: It's not just me. Kate Reddy is counting down the days until she is fifty, but not in a good way. Fifty, in Kate's mind, equals invisibility. And with hormones that have her in shackles, teenage children who need her there but won't talk to her and ailing parents who aren't coping, Kate is in the middle of a sandwich that she isn't even allowed to eat because of the calories. She's back at work after a big break at home, because somebody has to bring home the bacon now that her husband Rich has dropped out of the rat race to master the art of mindfulness. But just as Kate is finding a few tricks to get by in her new workplace, her old client and flame Jack reappears - complicated doesn't even begin to cover it. How Hard Can It Be? is a coming of age story for turning fifty. It's about so much more than a balancing act; it's about finding out who you are and what you need to feel alive when you've got used to being your own last priority. And every page will leave you feeling that there's a bit of Kate Reddy in all of us.