'A really funny tale with the perfect mix of angst and trouble!' - Twist and Turn blog
Enjoy laugh-out-loud reads? Then you'll love this no-holds-barred comedy about a woman torn between family and career!
Bea fears she is a bad mother and that her career will be thwarted by family life.
Bea Hudson is struggling to cope with the challenging behaviour of her obsessive husband Kurt and their disruptive four-year-old daughter Fran. On top of this, her boss is pressuring her to get results from her research.
Things come to a head when Kurt goes away on an extended business assignment.
Meanwhile, childless artist Madeleine sees her friend torn between Fran and the demands of work, and offers to help with childcare. But what are her motives?
Can Bea survive the demands of her career and the turmoil in her marriage without having a breakdown? And can love survive marriage, middle-age, alcohol and ambition?
With themes of trust, deception and obsession, Not Having It All is a playful take on modern friendships, relationships and family life.
'Not Having It All' is one of those books that has a bit of everything. There's drama, humour and love in there and I loved it!!'i Ginger Book Geek
'I loved every minute that I spent reading it.' - Rather Too Fond Of Books
'literally laugh out loud hilarious at times and I read most of the book with a smile on my face; a fabulous bit of feel-good fiction from Jennie Ensor.' - The Book Magnet
'this book is not just humorous but poignant and emotional'Amazon Canada review
Genre: General Fiction
Enjoy laugh-out-loud reads? Then you'll love this no-holds-barred comedy about a woman torn between family and career!
Bea fears she is a bad mother and that her career will be thwarted by family life.Bea Hudson is struggling to cope with the challenging behaviour of her obsessive husband Kurt and their disruptive four-year-old daughter Fran. On top of this, her boss is pressuring her to get results from her research.
Things come to a head when Kurt goes away on an extended business assignment.
Meanwhile, childless artist Madeleine sees her friend torn between Fran and the demands of work, and offers to help with childcare. But what are her motives?
Can Bea survive the demands of her career and the turmoil in her marriage without having a breakdown? And can love survive marriage, middle-age, alcohol and ambition?
With themes of trust, deception and obsession, Not Having It All is a playful take on modern friendships, relationships and family life.
What everyone is saying about Not Having It All:
'A novel of multiple points of view that provides a roller-coaster ride for the reader.' - Rose Alexander, author of Under An Amber Sky and Garden Of Stars'Not Having It All' is one of those books that has a bit of everything. There's drama, humour and love in there and I loved it!!'i Ginger Book Geek
'I loved every minute that I spent reading it.' - Rather Too Fond Of Books
'literally laugh out loud hilarious at times and I read most of the book with a smile on my face; a fabulous bit of feel-good fiction from Jennie Ensor.' - The Book Magnet
'this book is not just humorous but poignant and emotional'Amazon Canada review
Genre: General Fiction
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