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Mother Hens

By: Sophie McCartney
Narrated by: Laura Brydon
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The Sunday Times number one bestselling debut novel

‘Absolutely outrageous. A total snigger-fest.’ SINDHU VEE

'Unputdownable. Thoroughly enjoyable and twisted.' KATERINA DIAMOND

Welcome to a hen do where revenge is served colder than a frozen margarita…

Cara Carmichael’s bestie is finally getting hitched, and she’s over the moon because it means one thing… Whoah, they’re going to Ibiza! Mums on Tour: ditching kids, partners and better judgement for a long-weekend of sun, sea, and sex…y support pants. What could possibly go ‘Pete Tong’?

Lazy days, crazy nights and child-free hangovers sound like hedonistic heaven – but it turns out you can get into a hell of a lot of trouble on the party island where rules are meant to be broken.

For Cara, it’s a chance to forget about her messy divorce and explosive feud with a stardom-seeking sister and Pina-Colada pickled mother. Swapping emotional baggage for 10kg of hand luggage, she soon realises even on holiday, the darkness of your past has an alarming way of catching up with you.

When a twist of fate causes feathers to fly – a dangerous opportunity for retribution arises. Faced with secrets, lies, and betrayal – does it pay to be a good egg, or do bad chicks reign supreme?

Four friends, three nights, two murders – one heck of an adventure. A rollocking rollercoaster ride from Ibiza to Vegas, via Cheshire, Mother Hens will make you laugh, wince, and wonder what any of us are really capable of when push comes to shove…

Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2023.

An instant Sunday Times number one bestseller

READERS ARE LOVING MOTHER HENS:

'Can't stop laughing. Hilarious!'

'I read the whole thing with a smile on my face … Brilliant!'

'A must-read!'

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Critic Reviews

'Compulsive, addictive and jaw dropping! Darker than dark and painfully laugh out loud funny.' JM Hall

'Outrageous and laugh out loud funny. A corker of a debut novel.' Sarah Turner

'Unputdownable. I raced through it. Sharp, witty and brilliant characters. Thoroughly enjoyable and twisted.' Katerina Diamond

‘Absolutely outrageous. A total snigger-fest.’ Sindhu Vee

‘A great read full of laughs.’ Anna Mathur

‘Hilarious.’ Metro

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Great easy read (or listen) with plenty of laughs along the way. The characters were all relatable and enjoyable. Hope she has more books on the way

Another great book by Sophie!

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Sophie, your humour and Whitt have done it again.

I love the reality that the kids couldn’t care less where you are as long as they have WIFI the classic first world problems and I’m super serious moments of the story I couldn’t help but giggle.

My biggest irritation however was the way the narrator CONSTANTLY pronounced the word ‘“say’s”. If the story wasn’t so good I wouldn’t have finished the story! Because she says it ALOT.

It’s pronounced ‘SEZ’ not ‘say’s’

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