Tiny Acts of Love by Lucy Lawrie
| Tiny Acts of Love by Lucy Lawrie | |
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| Category: Women's Fiction | |
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Reviewer: Zoe Morris
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| Summary: The first weeks of motherhood are messy and funny in a book that starts well but sadly fades over time | |
| Buy? Maybe | Borrow? Yes |
| Pages: 312 | Date: March 2014 |
| Publisher: Black and White Publishing | |
| ISBN: 978-1845027216 | |
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While lawyer Cassie is bonding with new baby Sophie, her husband Jonathan is busy sharing the news with the world. And when we say ‘news’ we mean all the gory details. And when we say ‘the world’ we mean everyone in her email contacts list. Including all her clients. And random tradespeople she might once have got a quote off. And everyone in between. It’s an unconventional start – to a book, and to motherhood – and I found it rather enchanting. It certainly had me hooked, and I was excited to read on to see what misfortunes struck her next, because it struck me that it was going to be that kind of book.
Unfortunately, the start was a bit like the bang of a firework, the exciting interruption to the clear night sky that then fizzles out and disappears without a trace. This book is very readable and definitely has pockets of fun, but nothing topped that initial mishap in terms of entertainment or wow factor. This is a book that’s marketed for its humour but it seemed quite generic chick lit as the pages turned and even though Cassie had some interesting clients who were a bit wacky, they were outweighed somewhat by the segues into marital disharmony, blasts from the past and general family strife that arose in her life and that of other main characters.
One of the better things about this book was how young Sophie was. Cassie and Jonathan are clearly articulate, educated professionals in the real world, but home with a newborn throws them into disarray and it was quite amusing to watch their worries emerge. I’m sure many parents out there would identify with their concerns and the weird associations made in their minds as they jumped to conclusions which were inevitably worst case scenarios.
I thought this book had potential but it was too long for me, and as it lost my attention I struggled not to skip pages, or flick hurriedly in search of more fun anecdotes among the everyday stuff. Perhaps the length diluted it a bit, but in the end I thought it was only ok, and although I enjoyed the style and the voice very much, the content grew thinner over time.
Thanks go to the publishers for supplying this book.
Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella is a book I found very entertaining which new mums might also like, and The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy by Fiona Neill is even better.
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