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The Accidental Mother

By: Rowan Coleman
Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
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About this listen

 Sophie Mills has worked her Manolo Blahniks off to reach the near-top of her profession. And she's very happy with her priorities in life: her job, her neurotic cat Artemis, and her passion for shoes. After all, relationships only get in the way. And as for children? She hasn't even begun to think about them yet.

Until one day an unexpected visitor brings news of a strange inheritance and Sophie is suddenly, out of the blue, in sole charge of two children under the age of six. But motherhood can't be all that hard, can it?

Within 24 hours, her make-up is smeared all over the bathroom, Artemis has taken up residence on top of her wardrobe, and Sophie is in despair. And all her unconventional mother can suggest is Dr Roberts' Complete Dog Training and Care Manual.

Determined to rise to the challenge, Sophie soon realises that she'll need more than a business plan to cope with all this...

©2006 Rowan Coleman (P)2009 WF Howes Ltd Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Romance Women's Fiction

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I have really enjoyed listening to this story, it has held my imagination to the end. The author, characters and narrator were very good.

A really enjoyable listening experience.

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it was good. At one point I thought of not bothering. ...but it turned out good enough.

good enough

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I appreciate that I haven't had a lot to do with 3 year olds or 6 year old but I can't beleiev that they would be able to hold lengthy involved conversations and observations.
I know a little more about social sevices and their employees so if this kind of laissé faire treatment of a difficult situation as a dead parent, an absent second parent and a " guardian" who doesn't know either child, and is absolutely cluless about the necessary needs of these children both mental and phsical, can just abandon these children with a small amount of supervision
That being said, it was a good narration of a reasonable but predictable listen.
Hey it was free, what's not to give it a try.

What a very advanced 6 year old...

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As a mother I was screaming at the Alexa device. I didn't even manage to finish the book as it wound me up so much I was angry and found no enjoyment in the listen.

Frustrating

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It was an amazing book to listen to. It made me think about a lot of things and how I would feel suddenly looking after 2 young children.

Laugh out loud and at times sad

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