Rebecca is 42, has a beautiful child and a wonderful husband. But she just hasn't been feeling herself recently... Rebecca thinks a great night out should involve a packet of Marlboro's, six double vodkas and snogging a colleague. Not gormlessly drinking a zero-alcohol No-hito while Instagramming a vegan chicken wing. Rebecca wants to ride on a Harley Davidson, to crowd surf till dawn, then collapse in a heap after swigging from a bottle of Jack Daniels ... not sit in a soul-destroying meeting surrounded by 'blue sky thinking' and men half her age who interrupt all the time. She's had enough of commuting to an office that is so cold people have to wear blankets all day. And she can't help asking herself why her adorable daughter must spend all week in a containment zone for pre-schoolers. Rebecca wants to feel that there's MORE coming her way, rather than less ... In short - Rebecca wants out. But where to? MOTHERWHELMED is a fresh and stunning debut in humorous women's fiction novel by Anniki Sommerville, with the bite and social commentary of zeitgeist programmes such as Motherland and Catastrophe. MOTHERWHELMED is funny, confident and courageous and speaks to women who feel like they are constantly running on empty, feeling stressed and unfulfilled. The book's plot closely mirrors Anniki's own career which saw her spend fifteen years clawing her way to the top of the corporate ladder in Marketing (and researching lots of dog biscuit brands), before realising that being at the top of the ladder was making her unhappy and feeling like she needed to clamber down rather quickly. Anniki is co-founder of the podcast series The Hotbed Collective with Cherry Healey and Lisa Williams, that talks openly about sex and relationships

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