Desperately Seeking Normal

Life as the single mom of a teen with learning difficulties is tough...

but it gets so much harder when puberty hits.

To single mom Izzie's alarm... 

...all her daughter Jaya, 18, wants from life is to get married and have babies.  

This creates a moral dilemma for Izzie:  

How can she continue to protect her daughter whilst at the same time letting her go?  

When Jaya mistakenly believes she has found love with a naive young teaching assistant, Izzie has to act. Maybe finding half-Indian Jaya a ‘suitable husband’ via an arranged marriage wouldn't be so crazy?

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'This is not like any other novel I have ever read - It tackles major taboos head-on, but the author does it in a way which is so sensitive and witty, you wonder why they were ever taboos at all!' GOODREADS

'A wonderful poignant and witty story.' JILL FRASIER, Founder and Director of healthcare charity, KISSING IT BETTER

'Like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, this novel informs readers about young people living with disability.' GOODREADS

'If you enjoy Mike Leigh films you will love this book.' GOODREADS 

'The lightest, most entertaining, of reads on a serious dilemma facing many parents of teens with learning disabilities, single parent or not.' GOODREADS