Client details
Fiona Neill
| Simon Trewin | Assistant: Ariella Feiner |
Fiona Neill was features editor of Marie Claire for three years before becoming Assistant Editor of The Times Magazine. She is now a features writer on the magazine and lives in North London with her husband and three children. Her first novel, THE SECRET LIFE OF SLUMMY MUMMY, is based on her hugely popular column in The Times of the same name, and has become a Top Ten Bestseller Current Publication:
A comical look at the trials and tribulations of modern marriage - Daily Express This is a high-end chick lit at its best: so well-written, with such believable and engaging characters, it was an absolute joy to read - Daily Mail I love it when a new title comes out from an author I’ve bonded with. The enjoyment I derived from Fiona Neill’s The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy inspired me to pick up her latest, Friends, Lovers and Other Indiscretions … in the second half the tale crescendos to a heart-racing finale. Her turn of phrase is clever and perceptive … this book was my devoted pal. Can’t wait for the next one! - Clare Nasir, Now (5 stars) If, like us, you fancy a change from the tried-and-tested tales of sweeping love affairs and tanned torsos, this novel from the author of The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy is most certainly worth a read… You’ll be desperate to know who’s after who, who’s had who and who’s actually telling the truth. Without any frills or need for tall tales, Fiona’s cracking new novel gives the feeling that it’s all real enough to be happening right under your own nose in your own circle of friends - Heat (4 stars) Neill had a huge hit with The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy, her hilarious take on modern motherhood. This is every bit as funny, and packed with observations of wince-making accuracy... Superb entertainment - Times Spiky wit and intelligence [in a] tale of six disaffected late thirtysomething friends…Neill’s reflections on parenthood will induce wry winces of recognition, although even the footloose and fancy-free will savour this hilarious romp through the complications of relationships and friendships - Easy Living |
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| THE SECRET LIFE OF A SLUMMY MUMMY 2007 Century | For Lucy Sweeney, motherhood isn't all astanga yoga and Cath Kidston prints. It has been years since the dirty washing pile was less than a metre high, months since Lucy remembered to have sex with her husband, and a week since she last did the school run wearing pyjamas. When Husband on a Short Fuse is no contest for the distractions of Sexy Domesticated Dad; Yummy Mummy No 1 has more cash flow than parenting advice; and Alpha Mum is putting a slur on your questionable domestic habits, it's hard to remember exactly why anyone would give up a career and their sanity for three raucous sons and less than blissful domesticity. Lucy is living in a state of permanent emergency and the white lies to cover up the trail of chaos and illicit desire are about to be exposed ...This is an irresistible first novel about the dilemmas of motherhood and modern marriage for those who never discovered their domestic goddess within. |
