Cocktails at Naptime

There are secrets that no baby book will tell you, stories that no parenting magazine will even touch with a set of forceps. And that’s a shame because out of the postnatal nastiness and the human struggle with sleep deprivation, couch stainage and perineum bruising, comes forth humour: lots of it. Read about how the Mothers of History dealt with getting their figures back, discover how to transform your partner into a sex symbol using only household bleach and rubber gloves, and find out how to recognise (and avoid becoming) a stereotypical Mummy from Hell. Cocktails at Naptime is a hilarious look at those first 12 months (from birth to back-to-work) and the antidote to the ‘how to’ parenting manuals and glut of ‘girlfriend’ books. It gives you a hug, a tip or two and the nod to have a big glass of chardonnay. Emma Kaufmann (USA) and Gillian Martin (Scotland) met over the Internet and wrote the book together.