The Wife Who Got a Life

The hilarious and uplifting new novel from the No.1 best selling author STUFF I REALLY NEED TO DO BEFORE I GET ANY OLDER JANUARY Write the Above List FEBRUARY Ditch Periods MARCH Ditch Cooking APRIL Get a Life Outside the Family – Preferably with ‘Young’ People MAY Secure My Son’s Future – i.e. Put a Rocket Up His Arse JUNE Secure My Daughter’s Future – i.e. Teach Her How to Not Get Screwed Over by Relationships JULY Reduce My Carb Footprint (That will be carbohydrate as well as carbon) AUGUST Agree Who Will Clean Mum and Dad’s Toilet SEPTEMBER Make the Necessary Announcements about the Menopause OCTOBER Have ‘The Chat’ (The Really, Really Important One) NOVEMBER Fall in Love Again DECEMBER Dance with Hugh Jackman  

Cathy Collins thinks she’s worked out exactly what she needs to do in order to nail getting older.

After initially feeling very de-motivated by her sister’s gift of a ‘Motivational Journal’, she develops a unique list of monthly tasks she believes will set her up for tackling the coming of middle age with ease.

Unfortunately, no one ever said the ageing process was that straightforward, and when her husband throws in his own midlife bombshell, it sends her into crisis mode despite her carefully laid plans…