Crazy Busy Guilty

wickedly funny story of the trials and tribulations of motherhood

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Pub Date 01 Apr 2019 | Archive Date 07 May 2019

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Description

‘Lauren Sams is the hilarious best friend you haven’t met yet’ Maggie Alderson

There’s life Before Baby and life After Baby. Any idiot knows that. I knew that. Except I didn’t know what life After Baby would really be like…

Georgie Henderson is discovering that in the twenty-first century being a Good Working Mum means answering emails at midnight while you purée vegetables, line up play dates and French lessons for your four-month-old daughter.

Georgie’s ex, Jase, gets 100 per cent of the credit for 5 per cent of the work, and her best friend, Nina, is on a ‘self-discovery’ journey that involves a young bartender and a plan to become an artisanal florist. And all her mum wants is for her to find a man. Preferably the one who is the father of her child. And Georgie? She just wants a nap, which she's quickly discovering is harder to come by than nuts at a preschool.

What Reviewers and Readers Say:

‘Crazy Busy Guilty is instantly relatable! Whose life isn’t crazy and busy? And guilt is an occupational hazard of being a mum’ Jessica Rowe

'I laughed at Georgie, and I laughed at myself. I laughed at all of us who somehow manage to get so much done in between childcare pickups and daytime baby naps' Women's Agenda

'The perfect read for a sleep-deprived new mum... With plenty of humour and relatable moments, it delves into society’s expectations of the modern mum' Chicklit Club

'It is highly relatable, insightful and filled with moments of humour as well as of horror. Sams has done a fantastic job of highlighting some of the issues faced by working mothers and included quite the surprise twist in the last couple of chapters' Beauty and Lace

'Hilariously funny and wickedly insightful, Crazy Busy Guilty is a fast-moving novel about the pitfalls of juggling a dream career with parenting, and the perils of modern dating... While they’re much-discussed issues, Sams’ take is fresh and funny and hits right at the heart of the the struggle, with hilarious one-liners and up-to-the-minute observations' Better Reading

‘Lauren Sams is the hilarious best friend you haven’t met yet’ Maggie Alderson

There’s life Before Baby and life After Baby. Any idiot knows that. I knew that. Except I didn’t know what life After...


Available Editions

EDITION Ebook
ISBN 9781789550092
PRICE $8.99 (USD)
PAGES 288

Average rating from 38 members


Featured Reviews

Women's contemporary fiction are usually a hit and miss for me, but this book was absolutely hilarious, entertaining AND had a simple, but important message to tell.

I found myself more than a few times laugh out loud. The humor is great and I can highly recommend this to any mother-to-be or already mum.
This book was better than the latest Sophie Kinsella or Kasey West books. Hands down.

I will be keeping an eye out for more of this author.

Thank you so much Netgalley. This was a treat.

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I absolutely adored She's Having Her Baby so it was a no brainer that I need to read this follow up.

Lauren Sams does not disappoint. As brutally honest and hilarious as ever.

We follow Georgie on her new journey, juggling single motherhood with a career and what we get is a honest to goodness laugh.

I am a sucker for Women's Fiction and it was just everything I needed and more. This book is for anyone, not just parents, which is something else I absolutely love.

A great addition to this set of characters, Lauren Sams done good!!!

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Oh my word, this has got to be the best book I have read in ages. It made me remember how I felt going back to work after my children were born. George, the juggling mum, made me laugh out loud and I felt her tears as well. Every character fitted perfectly into the book. This is definitely on my 'to buy' list as I would love to read it again and again and again


Wish I could give it more than 5 stars!

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