Today I am pleased to be able to share with you my review of this fantastic, debut release from HelenWhitaker. Thank you to Tracy Fenton of Compulsive Reader for inviting me to join the tour and for my copy of the ebook in exchange form honest and unbiased review.
Book Description
Two mothers. Two daughters. One school place.
Imogen and Lily are old friends - they've shared hangovers, unsuitable boyfriends and wild nights out together. But now they're mums, and their partying days are behind them.
When a place comes up at one of the best primary schools in the area, both women want it for their daughters. From faking religious beliefs to bogus break-ups, Imogen and Lily will go to any lengths to secure the perfect school for their children - and so will all the other mothers.
Will their friendship survive the strain? Will their marriages take the pressure? And when a sexy new vicar arrives on the scene, will the mothers' keep focus for long enough to keep their eyes on the prize?
My Review
This is an absolutely brilliant read that I couldn't put down and devoured in one sitting.
First you meet Lily who is just doing the school run for the first time with her daughter Enid. Things are not going well, Enid is refusing to go into school and this is making Lily stressed as she is desperate to get to work too.
Things start to pick up when a face from her past appears in the playground also with a child. Lily and Imogen have not been in touch with each other for over six years so Lily is shocked to see her in her home town in Walthamstow.
The two women do start to chat and start to get to know each other all over again. Lily tells Imogen about the other mums on the school run too and warns her of how some of them behave.
Imogen decides to make up her own mind and make friends with who she liked.
What follows is the story of two women trying their hardest to be get the places they both need for their children in the outstanding primary school which is heavily over subscribed.
There are many ups and downs for the pair. Will each of their relationships survive the struggles and stress, and will they both be able to rekindle and keep their friendship.
I absolutely loved this book from start to finish. Being a parent myself I did understand the stresses and strains of doing the school run and also waiting to hear if my child got the place we needed. The relationships between all of the women in the story is interesting to read. There is plenty of competition between the mums as they all feel like they are doing the best for their child. But this doesn't always bring out the nice side to people and it can cause arguments and disagreements between them.
I loved how the chapters rotate between both Lily and Imogen so you get the story from both sides. You get to know both of their personal lives and the struggles they are both going through.
I think this is a brilliant debut read and I am already looking forward to reading the adventures that Helen Whitaker will be taking us on next.
Published by Trapeze on 8th August 2019
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About the Author
Helen Whitaker is a journalist and author living in London. Formerly the Entertainment Director of Glamour UK, her day job is currently Deputy Editor of High Life magazine and she writes books in her lunch hour, in the evenings and in any free time she has around parenting. She has been published in The Telegraph, Fabulous, Stella, Red and BBC Three. You can find her on Instagram: @itshelenwhitaker or Twitter: @helbobwhitaker. She lives in Walthamstow with her husband and son. The School Run is her first novel.
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