Alice never imagined that she would end up like this. Is she the only mother who feels so permanently panic-stricken at the terrors of the modern world
- or is it normal to sit up in bed all night popping bubble wrap? She worries that too much gluten & dairy may be hindering her children's mental arithmetic. She frets that there are too many cars on the road to let them out of the 4x 4. Finally she resolves to take control & tackle her biggest worry of all: her daughter is definitely not going to fail that crucial secondary school entrance exam. Because Alice has decided to take the test in her place... With his trademark comic eye for detail John O' Farrell has produced a funny & provocative book that will make you laugh cry & vow never to become that sort of parent. & then you can pass it on to your seven-year-old because she really ought to be reading grown-up novels by now...