Books by Lucy Cavendish

Samantha Smythe has to look after the children, cook dinner, clear up, be good to her husband, entertain friends, and still find the energy to perform her conjugal rights. She's beginning to feel invisible, undervalued and fed up. When the chance to stay in a gorgeous chocolate box of a holiday cottage beckons she grasps it with both hands.

Samantha Smythe has a busy summer ahead of her with her three active young sons. Her au pair is more interested in the contents of the fridge than in the children, her husband is off drinking champagne for breakfast in London, and the famous footballer who has moved into the village seems to think Samantha is the answer to his problems.