Why Mummy Drinks

I loved this book. Okay it was never ever going to improve my mind, but what it did do was make me laugh and make me laugh out loud.
The characters were funny - slightly over the top but funny all the same and being a 40 something year old woman I could totally relate to the lead character in this book even down to the names she calls her husband.
Perfect escapism and would highly recommend to all my girlie friends.
As a mother, wife, and friend to others I have found myself in the lead characters shoes on many occasions.

This book is so funny. At times it was laugh out loud other times it brought a big smile to my face. We have all been in at least one situation described by the main character. Buy it, you will not be disappointed. After a hard day at work it will make you smile I guarantee it.

Wow, that was a surprise. I've followed Peter and Jane on Facebook for a while and thought this was just going to be more of the same - something to dip into for a good laugh from time to time. But I didn't expect to find an excellent novel as well that I just didn't want to put down. There were certainly a lot of hilarious passages right through the book which frequently - and unusually- had me laughing out loud, but there were also much more thoughtful passages. The description of the ride on the top of the bus looking into the windows of the passing house was quite beautiful. It was also moving as were the parts about how the supposedly perfect, beautiful people really feel inside. That could help a lot of people who are struggling with their own self-esteem. There were some worrying passages, particularly with Gadget Twat, not least because I see a lot of myself in him - my wife might say she sees even more :) - but I think that they were necessary in the overall structure of the book. A very interesting writer and I look forward to seeing where she goes next.

This is a lovely and extremely funny book!I was unaware of the Facebook blog, so I started reading it with no expectations whatsoever, and ended up laughing out loud more than once and enjoying every page of it! I can see from other reviews that the adventures of Ellen and her lot ring true with many other mums - I don't have children and still managed to enjoy the story and laugh on many occasions.
I would definitely recommend it!

This was hilarious and so real. Real life motherhood is always a joy to read, and a breath of fresh air!

I can't tell you how excited I was to find out that the woman behind the Peter and Jane Facebook page was publishing a novel. If you follow Peter and Jane you will already know how hilarious each post is as this exhausted mum tries to balance working, looking after the house and dealing with her 'precious moppets' and invariably ends each day with a drink of something and a photo of said drink - and Judgy Dog of course. The novel follows Mummy, Ellen, throughout a year and is written in the form of a diary as she tries to be more organised and less frazzled! 

This is one of the funniest books I have read for ages. Every page genuinely raises at least a smile if not a spluttering laugh! My own 'precious moppets' are now well past the age of Peter and Jane so I no longer have the morning rush of getting them ready for school, gently 'encouraging' them to find the clothes they say are nowhere to be found but are actually exactly where they left them and finding a crushed up note in the bottom of the bag advising that it is National Book Day and can they come dressed as an animal character from a book..... Oh yes, it's all coming back to me - I feel your pain Mummy! No wonder she mutters FML so often. Alcohol plays a large part in getting Mummy through her evenings, especially on FIAF. (I'm not going to say what either of those stands for but let's just say that one of the Fs features VERY frequently in Mummy's vocabulary!)

In the book Mummy is constantly thwarted in her efforts to have well turned out, well rounded children who she has delightful little chats with and goes on lovely walks in the countryside with. They won't eat her lovingly prepared healthy food, look in horror at the idea of improving visits to art galleries etc and Daddy (otherwise known as Gadget Twat) longs for a 'simple lasagne', little knowing how much effort it takes to make said dish. His plaintive cries when failing to cope with his little dears if Mummy is out for a while made me laugh and I think that many stay at home parents will recognise the other parent not really understanding just what they do all day with the children. It's not all sitting about having coffee with the other mums!

Why Mummy Drinks is due out just in time for the October half term holiday - not that any Mummy will have time to read it then as she'll be busy occupying her little darlings - ie spending a fortune on visits to museums, leisure centres, cinemas and so on - but do buy it anyway to read when you get a spare minute. It's a book that's easy to dip in and out of with its diary style entries. I am sure that any parent will recognise themselves or their children in the book though I'd just like to point out here that I definitely did not have the copious amounts of wine and gin which Mummy drinks. Oh and eleventy billion is definitely my favourite number!

Ellen and Simon plus their two children sound like so many families that we all know. - but what goes on behind closed doors? Ellen often feels fed up and cross with Simon who is always too tired to help out in the evening or at the weekends, despite the fact that Ellen also works part-time. Like any youngsters, the children squabble and don't do as they are told. Ellen's best friend's husband has left her too and all the other mothers at the children's school seem to be coping perfectly. Is it any wonder that Ellen likes a glass (or two) of wine, sometimes with her best friend but sometimes alone. Simon's family turn up for Christmas and the home becomes a madhouse, but Ellen plods on, and has a few interesting encounters along the way. This is a good, light-hearted read that develops right the way to the end - an enjoyable read.

Loved, loved, loved this book! I had never laughed so hard in my life whilst reading. This candid account of parenting shows the highs and lows of parenting whilst restoring your faith in yourself as a parent. A book definitely worth reading if you are a parent struggling with your chaotic life!

Well it is good to know I am not the only one! This book is so true to life that it has made me feel a million times better about myself! Gills Sims has written this in a really true to life format where you empathise with the main character throughout, at no point did I feel she was in the wrong!

A great read for all mums at the very least but a great learning curve for some of the dads out there too ;-)

This is the first book I have read of this author and I found it to be an entertaining read. I think parents from all walks of life can relate to the goings on of the mum in this book. I will look to reading more from Gill Sims.

Being a huge fan of the facebook page Peter and Jane I was excited when I saw this book available for review on Netgalley. Within minutes of it arriving on my kindle I had started it. 
​Anyone who follows the page will love this book. It's hilarious in parts. It is just so much 'real life, the ups and downs of parenting and being a grown up. Trying to get it right when you know it's all wrong. Trying to smash parenting in a pretentious middle class way, and failing miserably. Trying to be a very good responsible adult is more difficult that people realise. 

​Two children, a dog and a gadget T&*t of a husband. How wonderful life can be. 

​Most parents/couples will relate to almost everything in this book. And I had just read the chapter about getting the little ones ready for school before I woke my little one up, and no matter how organised you try to be there is always something you are racing around the house looking for at the last minute. 
​This book highlights some of the nightmares and of course the fun times parents can have with young children. It's told in a way you just can't help but laugh and enjoy it. It also highlights being a grown up, and that isn't always fun is it. 
​It's a great story to follow. 

A truly fantastic funny read. If you are a parent, overworked, Not enough hours in the day, at the end of your tether and need to put a smile on your face then this book needs reading. Its one of those books that at regular intervals you have to stop and say to whoever is nearest to you, 'ahhh just listen to this'. lol lol lol
Spot on, and honest encounter of bringing up children and family life in general. Being a mother, wife and general everything. There may also be drink involved occasionally. Ok there will be drink involved and it's more than occasionally. 
​Maybe if I'd read this before becoming a mother I may have seriously thought of finding a contraception that liked me. Although then I just wouldn't have understood the book anyway lol.
​Again I can't say enough how much I thoroughly enjoyed it. 
Please note: This is not a how-to guide. It probably a more how not to. But don't take it to seriously. lol

What an amazing book. Witty, entertaining, compelling and an utter delight to read. More, please!