Sour Grapes

A sharp and honest take on coping with motherhood, marriage and female friendship for readers of Holly Bourne and Emma Jane Unsworth and anyone who has ever wondered why having everything still isn’t enough . . .

Having it all is squeezing the life out her . . . 

Annie has it all: a demanding job that requires every ounce of her and a family who need the rest. She moves through her days fuelled by exhaustion, resentment and just enough alcohol to take the edge off. As Annie splits herself into pieces trying to be everything to everyone, her sense of self slips away, threatening to take her friendships, job and marriage with it.

One night, something happens that forces Annie to confront the difference between coping and denial. She realises she has spent her life walking the knife-edge of just about getting away with things and total disaster – and finally loses her footing. 

But where does she fall and can she ever get back up again?

Dark, raw, compulsive: this sharply observed and brutally honest debut about coping with motherhood, marriage and friendship will resonate with women everywhere