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Rebel-in-a-smock-dress Barri Brown has spent years slaving away as an English teacher in Guernsey, covering for colleagues with kids and barely tolerating the unhygienic staffroom etiquette. With a distant family and a husband who has just vanished along with her life savings, Barri dreams of escape. Her wild plan? Pretend she's having a baby and use the paid year off work to start over somewhere new. And so Barri tells the school she's pregnant, orders seven bumps on the internet and sets the wheels in motion for her great pregnancy heist. All she has to do is blag it until she can disappear for good, without getting caught and being sent to prison for fraud. How hard could it be? On a small island like Guernsey: nightmarish. Especially when her student, fifteen-year-old irredeemable troublemaker Callum, discovers her secret. To make matters worse, Barri's fake pregnancy forces her to make genuine connections with friends and family for the first time in years and she begins to understand the true cost of her deception. It turns out scamming your way to a better life is harder when you start liking the life you're supposed to escape from . . .

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Motherfaker is an unforgettable story with an unforgettable main character. I couldn't put it down. It is a tale that is all at once funny, moving and relatable and keeps you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens next. I loved the themes around found family and know it is going to resonate with many readers. A five-star read! -- Libby Page, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Lido</i> I couldn’t put this down! Hilarious, surprising, and sneakily tender. I was rooting for the witty main character, Barri, who has an uncanny knack for getting herself into trouble as she navigates the chaos of her own making. While packed with shenanigans, it’s also a tale of heartwarming connections, set in a charming small island, and the beautiful mess that comes with finding out where you belong. * Natalie Sue * Motherfaker is a crazy, screwball comedy with real heart and soul. I was enticed in by the hilarious premise and stayed for the brilliantly-crafted storytelling. Barri Brown is a sometimes exasperating, always entertaining, character - as logical and resourceful as she is eccentric and impetuous . . . A joyful novel of family (in all its forms), friendship and staying true to oneself. -- Sarah Haywood, <i>New York Times bestselling</i> author of <i>The Cactus</i> Anna Brook-Mitchell has given birth to a genius of an idea. A bold, brilliant and bonkers caper about how sometimes you have to fake it, to discover who you really are -- Alexandra Potter, bestselling author of <i>Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k-Up</i> 'The comedy gold standard . . . a brilliantly funny and charming tale' * Stylist *

Motherfaker is an unforgettable story with an unforgettable main character. I couldn't put it down. It is a tale that is all at once funny, moving and relatable and keeps you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens next. I loved the themes around found family and know it is going to resonate with many readers. A five-star read! -- Libby Page, <i>Sunday Times bestselling</i> author of <i>The Lido</i> * Libby Page * I couldn’t put this down! Hilarious, surprising, and sneakily tender. I was rooting for the witty main character, Barri, who has an uncanny knack for getting herself into trouble as she navigates the chaos of her own making. While packed with shenanigans, it’s also a tale of heartwarming connections, set in a charming small island, and the beautiful mess that comes with finding out where you belong. * Natalie Sue *

Motherfaker is an unforgettable story with an unforgettable main character. I couldn't put it down. It is a tale that is all at once funny, moving and relatable and keeps you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens next. I loved the themes around found family and know it is going to resonate with many readers. A five-star read! -- Libby Page, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Lido</i> I couldn’t put this down! Hilarious, surprising, and sneakily tender. I was rooting for the witty main character, Barri, who has an uncanny knack for getting herself into trouble as she navigates the chaos of her own making. While packed with shenanigans, it’s also a tale of heartwarming connections, set in a charming small island, and the beautiful mess that comes with finding out where you belong. * Natalie Sue * Motherfaker is a crazy, screwball comedy with real heart and soul. I was enticed in by the hilarious premise and stayed for the brilliantly-crafted storytelling. Barri Brown is a sometimes exasperating, always entertaining, character - as logical and resourceful as she is eccentric and impetuous . . . A joyful novel of family (in all its forms), friendship and staying true to oneself. -- Sarah Haywood, <i>New York Times bestselling</i> author of <i>The Cactus</i> Anna Brook-Mitchell has given birth to a genius of an idea. A bold, brilliant and bonkers caper about how sometimes you have to fake it, to discover who you really are -- Alexandra Potter, bestselling author of <i>Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k-Up</i>

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Anna Brook-Mitchell is a BAFTA Rocliffe Comedy-winning writer, actor and filmmaker. Her BBC Comedy Short Film, MAN EATER - written with her screenwriting partner, Angela Nesi - aired on BBC Three in 2023 and was selected for Raindance 2024 as part of the Nova Express Shorts Programme. Anna lives in South East London and, when she's not writing, she enjoys swimming, watching sport and playing the trumpet (badly) in the City Showtunes Orchestra.

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