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Meet Liz: all she wants is some peace and quiet so she can read a book with her cat Henry, love of her life, by her side. But trampling all over this dream is a group of wild things also known as Liz's family. Namely:

  • Richard - a man, a husband, no serious rival to Henry.
  • Thomas - their sensitive seven-year-old son, for whom life is a bed of pain already.
  • Evie - five-year-old acrobat, gangster, anarchist, daughter.

And as if her family's demands (Where are the door keys? Are we made of plastic? Do 'ghost poos' really count?) weren't enough, Liz must also contend with the madness of parents, friends, bosses and at least one hovering nemesis. Are We Having Fun Yet? is a year in the life of one woman as she faces all the storms of modern life (babysitters, death, threadworms) on her epic quest for that holy grail: a moment to herself.

©2021 Lucy Mangan (P)2021 W. F. Howes Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Women's Fiction Funny Feel-Good Heartfelt Inspiring Witty Comedy Cats

Critic reviews

"Utterly, utterly perfect and brilliant - I think it is, simply, a new classic, and the book every woman will be able to trust to make her happy when she picks it up." (Caitlin Moran)

"Utterly wonderful...full of love. Enormously uplifting, funny and witty and wry." (Marian Keyes)

"A glorious, outrageously funny retelling of E.M. Delafield's Diary of a Provincial Lady. At once, a celebration of the joy of family life and a cry of anguish at the utter hell of it. Laugh-out-loud, compulsive reading." (Nina Stibbe)
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A witty, clever and accurate portrayal of motherhood. Loved it from start to finish. This is the first novel of Lucy’s I’ve listened to and will definitely be downloading more after this. Enjoy.

Funny and scarily relatable

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VERY WELL NARRATED LUCY!!
AN EXCELLENT BOOK ON DAY TO DAY FAMILY LIFE (WITH KIDS)!!
A LIGHT HEARTED, ENDEARING LISTEN. THANK YOU.

THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE!

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I laughed so much throughout this book. I loved the characters and their idiosyncrasies. The children; Evie, Thomas and the fabulously dour David are just brilliant characters!

Best Audible sale buy ever!

Loved this, laughed out loud!

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I really enjoyed this. It took me back to being a young mother with its mixture of never having nearly enough time and trying to make the most of each moment.

Loved it.

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Would really resonate with any parent worth their salt, trying to get things right with a 50/50 chance of success!

Very enjoyable

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