Lucy Sweeney has three sons, a husband on a short fuse, and a tendency toward domestic disaster. Lucy is living in a constant state of emergency, and the white lies to cover up the trail of “Slummy Mummy” destruction are escalating. When she begins a flirtation with Sexy Domesticated Dad, disaster looms, making it hard for her to remember why she exchanged her career and sanity for this. Pitch-perfect and satisfyingly smart, Slummy Mummy is a hilarious novel about the dilemmas of modern marriage and motherhood for those who never discovered their domestic goddess within.
“Plays with the chaos and comedy of 30-something metropolitan maternity and brings it to an unexpectedly moving conclusion.”—Anna Wintour, Vogue
“Neill bucks the chick-lit trend with prose that’s clever and endearing, and frazzled parents will love the way she nails the sticky, hair-pulling mania of domestic life.”—The Washington Post
“A deftly executed domestic comedy.”—Boston Globe
“Several cuts above the rest...witty, observant and supremely intelligent.”—Times (London)
