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Mother Hens
- Author
- Sophie McCartney
- Narrator
- Laura Brydon
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 30 March 2023
- Run Time
- 10 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Humorous fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships
- Rating
- 3.0 (1 review)
What to expect
‘Absolutely outrageous. A total snigger-fest.’ SINDHU VEE
'Unputdownable. Thoroughly enjoyable and twisted.' KATERINA DIAMOND
Welcome to a hen do where revenge is served colder than a frozen margarita…
Cara Carmichael’s bestie is finally getting hitched, and she’s over the moon because it means one thing… Whoah, they’re going to Ibiza! Mums on Tour: ditching kids, partners and better judgement for a long-weekend of sun, sea, and sex…y support pants. What could possibly go ‘Pete Tong’?
Lazy days, crazy nights and child-free hangovers sound like hedonistic heaven – but it turns out you can get into a hell of a lot of trouble on the party island where rules are meant to be broken.
For Cara, it’s a chance to forget about her messy divorce and explosive feud with a stardom-seeking sister and Pina-Colada pickled mother. Swapping emotional baggage for 10kg of hand luggage, she soon realises even on holiday, the darkness of your past has an alarming way of catching up with you.
When a twist of fate causes feathers to fly – a dangerous opportunity for retribution arises. Faced with secrets, lies, and betrayal – does it pay to be a good egg, or do bad chicks reign supreme?
Four friends, three nights, two murders – one heck of an adventure. A rollocking rollercoaster ride from Ibiza to Vegas, via Cheshire, Mother Hens will make you laugh, wince, and wonder what any of us are really capable of when push comes to shove…
Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2023.
An instant Sunday Times number one bestseller
READERS ARE LOVING MOTHER HENS:
'Can't stop laughing. Hilarious!'
'I read the whole thing with a smile on my face … Brilliant!'
'A must-read!'
Critics Review
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'Compulsive, addictive and jaw dropping! Darker than dark and painfully laugh out loud funny.' JM Hall
'Outrageous and laugh out loud funny. A corker of a debut novel.' Sarah Turner
'Unputdownable. I raced through it. Sharp, witty and brilliant characters. Thoroughly enjoyable and twisted.' Katerina Diamond
‘Absolutely outrageous. A total snigger-fest.’ Sindhu Vee
‘A great read full of laughs.’ Anna Mathur
‘Hilarious.’ Metro
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Details
- Author
- Sophie McCartney
- Narrator
- Laura Brydon
- Duration
- 10 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 March 2023
- ISBN
- 9780008475352
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Humorous fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships
- Rating
- 3.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 1.0(1 review)
Synopsis
The Sunday Times number one bestselling debut novel ‘Absolutely outrageous. A total snigger-fest.’ SINDHU VEE 'Unputdownable. Thoroughly enjoyable and twisted.' KATERINA DIAMOND Welcome to a hen do where revenge is served colder than a frozen margarita… Cara Carmichael’s bestie is finally getting hitched, and she’s over the moon because it means one thing… Whoah, they’re going to Ibiza! Mums on Tour: ditching kids, partners and better judgement for a long-weekend of sun, sea, and sex…y support pants. What could possibly go ‘Pete Tong’? Lazy days, crazy nights and child-free hangovers sound like hedonistic heaven – but it turns out you can get into a hell of a lot of trouble on the party island where rules are meant to be broken. For Cara, it’s a chance to forget about her messy divorce and explosive feud with a stardom-seeking sister and Pina-Colada pickled mother. Swapping emotional baggage for 10kg of hand luggage, she soon realises even on holiday, the darkness of your past has an alarming way of catching up with you. When a twist of fate causes feathers to fly – a dangerous opportunity for retribution arises. Faced with secrets, lies, and betrayal – does it pay to be a good egg, or do bad chicks reign supreme? Four friends, three nights, two murders – one heck of an adventure. A rollocking rollercoaster ride from Ibiza to Vegas, via Cheshire, Mother Hens will make you laugh, wince, and wonder what any of us are really capable of when push comes to shove… Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2023. An instant Sunday Times number one bestseller READERS ARE LOVING MOTHER HENS: 'Can't stop laughing. Hilarious!' 'I read the whole thing with a smile on my face … Brilliant!' 'A must-read!'
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