The Saturday Night Sauvignon Sisterhood

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PDF / EPUB File Name: The_Saturday_Night_Sauvignon_Sisterhood_-_Gill_Sims.pdf, The_Saturday_Night_Sauvignon_Sisterhood_-_Gill_Sims.epub When Claire’s life is turned upside down by her husband’s affair with her best friend she feels like she has to start all over again. The two most important people in her life (besides her children) have now vanished and she feels she has no one. Through sheer coincidence she meets Lucy, Kate and Mary. These three women are fantastic! Whether it’s Lucy with her candid nature and ability to make a joke out of any scenario, Mary the tired young mum wanting to escape the endless drama and tantrums or Kate the mother hen of the group coping with her own loss they each brought heart and soul to the story. Enter the Sauvignon Sisterhood, a new set of friends brought together by a shared love of liquid therapy. Together they might just be able to convince Claire that, like a good bottle of red, life really can get better with age. Or at least there’s more to it than the joy of an M&S non-iron school uniform. Then Claire’s life goes into meltdown when she accidentally discovers that Andrew is having an affair with her best friend, Emily. They separate and she realises that she needs to find a new circle of friends given most of the couples she used to socialise with are uncomfortable with her single status.

Are you having wine, Mum? You know you’re not supposed to have wine every night. We did about alcohol units at school. That’s quite a big glass of wine, how many units do you think are in it?’ Thank you, NetGalley and Harper Collins, for a gifted copy of this book for an honest and voluntary review. All opinions are my own. Having previously read the Why Mummy Drinks series, I was really looking forward to a relaxing, fun and relatable read that would take me away from the real world, and once again Gill Sims delivered. Claire’s family has gone nuclear. Her precious moppets keep calling Childline when she feeds them broccoli, she’s utterly Ottolenghied out at weekends, and her darling husband is having an affair with her best friend. Overall, I totally loved it this effervescent celebration of friendship between women. The language is a bit earthy though that’s very much Sims’ style.I am a massive fan of Gill Sims, so I was over the moon when I was allowed to review 'The Saturday Night Sauvignon Sisterhood'. Admittingly, despite my enthusiasm, I was a little worried that this new book and many characters wouldn't be as entertaining as the 'Why Mummy' series...but oh my, was I wrong! Are you having wine, Mum? You know you're not supposed to have wine every night. We did about alcohol units at school. That's quite a big glass of wine, how many units do you think are in it?' Gill Sims didn't disappoint with her new book, oh no, it was an easy, entertaining and laugh - out - loud novel with plenty of "oh yes! That's me!" moments - just what I so love from this author and what I, actually, learnt to expect from her. Busy Mum Claire is having to deal with it all; a hectic job. two primary aged children who are convinced that being made to eat vegetables is classed as child abuse and a husband who is so busy he can't possibly lift a finger to help around the house. Thankfully Claire has her best friend Emily to keep her sane. Claire is just about able to keep everything under control until one day she makes a discovery that will have far flung implications. Thank you so much NetGalley and Harper Collins, UK for granting my wish for The Saturday Night Sauvignon Sisterhood by Gill Sims.

Firstly I must admit that I don't have children so can only imagine what bringing young children up is like. The scenes involving the children are actually the funniest parts of the book and I was laughing out loud from the first chapter. Having been a teacher for 35 years I've heard the refrain that "it's against my human rights" a number of times so for Claire to have this thrown at her repeatedly from her own children was hilarious. The Gill Sim's series of Why Mummy.... books have been on my radar for a while but I've never quite gotten around to reading them, therefore when I got the opportunity to read The Saturday Night Sauvignon Sisterhood I leapt at the chance. Overall, I found the book an easy, pleasurable read, however it may have been more enjoyable if the author had made a more obvious attempt to distance this from her other books, seeing as it was supposed to be a stand-alone. Although, contrary to this, I did enjoy the crossover with Louisa, from the ‘Why Mummy…’ books, even if it was a tad too vulgar for my liking! I give it 4/5 as I felt that we spent a long time in the book before the Saturday Night Sauvignon Sisterhood is formed and I'd liked to have discovered more about the other women, as well as Claire's new man. An enjoyable read though, but be prepared for a few potential triggers relating to cheating partners and unexpected death. As a big fan of Gill Sims "Why Mummy..." series, I was eager to read this one and although its still got the same elements of humour that I suspect only a mum in the UK will completely understand, it is a deviation from the series.

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Bet the bastards didn’t tell you that wine is remarkably good at cancelling out whining though, did they?’ muttered Claire. Yet again, a romping good read from Gill - the story follows a chronological pattern, drawing on family, school, work and friendships to set up this tale of Claire’s life as it unravels and then re-forms in a different, stronger way. If you are looking for a good night in with a glass or two of your favourite beverage and a book that will have you crying with laughter, you definitely need this book in your life! This would make a fantastic book club read or share amongst your friends, even if it is to try and say the title at the end of the night! When fate intervenes and Claire realises she's stopped being a person in her own right, she is then in the predicament of how do adults make friends. This leads to some funny situations and some extremely strange characters. I appreciated the fact that the author didn't tie everything up at the end with a nice tidy bow, life doesn't always have a perfect happy ending.