Mum on the Run by Fiona Gibson
Book description: Laura Swan was dreading the school sports day Mum's race - but whoever would have thought it could be quite so life changing? Sports day at her children's school is a nightmare for Laura because of the event she dreads - the Mum's 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 Crisps, 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 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. From buying sexy lingerie displayed alongside the gherkins at Tesco to struggling into the last playsuit in Topshop, this novel is full of humor and Laura is a true heroine for our times. A sparkling, witty novel, that fizzes off the page.
Picture and description taken from goodreads.com
What I thought of the book:
***
A lot of this book didn't really talk to me because I'm only the Mum of one and I don't have the problems with dieting, exercising etc. that Laura is going through. But some of the things in this book were really funny and something every woman can relate to. Everyone wants to feel loved and attractive so it's something this book definitely looks at.
Book read 8th May 2012.
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