Product Description

If you've ever dreamt of a new life in the country, this highly entertaining and candid account of country living might make you think again! Fresh air, rolling fields, Cath Kidston tea towels and home-baked cake -- isn't that what Martha's new life will be? Apparently not. Having upped sticks and moved her young family from the gritty city to Paradise, she discovers things aren't quite that easy. Collapsing kitchen ceilings; a plague of slugs; coffee mornings with Stepford mums and garden warfare with the neighbours are just a few of the trials. And with her husband away working in London, Martha just can't stop thinking about the sexy builder who's meant to be turning the house into her dream home!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #250729 in Books
• Published on: 2008-08-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

About the Author
Daisy Waugh is a journalist and travel writer. She has worked as an agony aunt and as a restaurant critic. She was a teacher at a girl's school in Northern Kenya and has also written a weekly column from Los Angeles about her attempts to become a Hollywood scriptwriter. Daisy and her family of five live in London.

Customer Reviews

Good read
Really enjoted this book, had a few predictable areas but also some very funny and true to life areas. all round a good enjoyable read.

a very good read
This had a real `true story' feel to it. Anyone who has ever dreampt of moving from the town to the country should read this salutary tale - and stay put!

Good fun!
With a title like The Desperate Diary of a Country Housewife, you just know you're in for a laugh with this book. This is the tale of Martha Mole and her family. At the beginning of the story they're living in London, but Martha dreams of a better life out in the country with fresh air, low crime levels, good schools and so on. Finally managing to persuade her husband, the Mole family move to Paradise. A big beautiful house with stunning views, Martha is incredibly happy to start with, but cracks soon begin to form.

What with the multitude of slugs in the garden, the collapsing kitchen ceiling and trying to make friends with the Stepford mums, Martha soon craves an outlet for her frustrations. Her newspaper column is a resounding success, but as she spills the beans on her new life and the people around her, she begins to feel traitorous... and what would happen if someone found out it was her writing the column? Especially as she's dished the dirt on her not-insignificant crush on the sexy builder who's transforming her home into a dream one...

What makes this book so funny is its realism. Whatever your lifestyle, you'll be able to relate to Martha and her dilemmas and have a good giggle. The style of writing is easy to follow and you'll whizz through the book in no time at all, especially because you won't want to put it down! A really fun romp!