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The best books for time-starved working mums
How to be an Amazing Mum When You Just Don't Have the Time: The Ultimate Handbook for Hassled MothersHow to be an Amazing Mum When You Just Don't Have the Time: The Ultimate Handbook for Hassled Mothers by Tanith Carey
Buy new: £5.32 / Used from: £2.80
I admit to an interest here, but this is designed as a really practical, hands-on guide to enable mums save time on every aspect of their lives - so they have more time for their kids - and themselves
Working Mum: The Survival GuideWorking Mum: The Survival Guide by Lindsay Cook
Buy used from: £0.01
Written a few years ago, but still a great general guide for working mums
Working Mothers 101: How to Organize Your Life, Your Children, and Your Career to Stop Feeling Guilty and Start Enjoying It AllWorking Mothers 101: How to Organize Your Life, Your Children, and Your Career to Stop Feeling Guilty and Start Enjoying It All by Katherine Wyse Goldman
Buy used from: £0.01
Good American title to help frantic mums try to enjoy it all
When I Go to Work I Feel Guilty: Working Mother's Guide to Sanity and SurvivalWhen I Go to Work I Feel Guilty: Working Mother's Guide to Sanity and Survival by Jenny Mosley
Buy used from: £0.01
I love this title - it says so much about how many busy mums feel
How to be a Happy Mum: The Netmums Guide to Stress-free Family LifeHow to be a Happy Mum: The Netmums Guide to Stress-free Family Life by Netmums
Buy new: £9.71 / Used from: £3.02
Shows mums how to be happy - a simple, but essential goal
Time Management for Manic MumsTime Management for Manic Mums by Allison Mitchell
Buy new: £3.67 / Used from: £2.04
Interesting approach in a managerial tone - but it means business
How to Feed Your Whole Family a Healthy Balanced Diet, with Very Little Money and Hardly Any Time, Even If You Have a Tiny Kitchen, Only Three ... - Unless You Count the Garlic Crusher...How to Feed Your Whole Family a Healthy Balanced Diet, with Very Little Money and Hardly Any Time, Even If You Have a Tiny Kitchen, Only Three ... - Unless You Count the Garlic Crusher... by Gill Holcombe
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £2.49
Perfect for the credit-crunched, and for mums who despair of what to cook their kids
Slow Cooking: Easy Slow Cooker RecipesSlow Cooking: Easy Slow Cooker Recipes by Katie Bishop
Buy new: £4.96 / Used from: £4.32
This is the perfect way for hassled mums to come home and be able to serve a hot meal for the family
The Thrift Book: Live Well and Spend LessThe Thrift Book: Live Well and Spend Less by India Knight
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £3.00
India's book has made the credit-crunch fun
Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too (How to Help Your Child): How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too (How to Help Your Child)Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too (How to Help Your Child): How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too (How to Help Your Child) by Adele Faber
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £2.34
Absolutely essential for time-crunched mums with more than one child - because being a referee all the time is not only no fun, it wastes time you could be enjoying with your kids
Tana Ramsay's Real Family Food: Delicious Recipes for Everyday OccasionsTana Ramsay's Real Family Food: Delicious Recipes for Everyday Occasions by Tana Ramsay
Buy new: £12.50 / Used from: £4.59
Does what it says on the cover
4 Ingredients4 Ingredients by Kim McCosker
Buy new: £5.47 / Used from: £3.37
For mums who aren't natural cooks but want to produce quick, tasty meals, this is the answer. Not only are they only four ingredients, each recipe is only four lines long.
10-minute Housekeeping: Hundreds of Easy Tips to Clean and Straighten Every Room of Your House - Even When You Don't Have Time10-minute Housekeeping: Hundreds of Easy Tips to Clean and Straighten Every Room of Your House - Even When You Don't Have Time by Rose Kennedy
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £2.29
How to do the housework - even when you don't have the time