Mum On The Run

· HarperCollins UK
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The hilariously relatable romantic comedy from the Sunday Times bestseller

Laura Swan was dreading the school sports day mums’ race – but whoever would have thought it could be quite so life-changing?

Sports Day at her children's school is a nightmare for Laura because of the event she dreads – the Mums' Race. She knows the other mothers have been in training for at least three months – even though they're trying to pretend that they haven't. Laura's vowed never to take part, but the morning of the School Sports Day she makes a fatal error and promises her daughter that if she eats her Rice Crispies, she will run. With no escape, Laura is forced to take part and as she moves towards her inevitable humiliation, she is horrified to spot her husband Jed flirting with Celeste the delectable French girl who works with him.

Determined to put up a fight and to show Jed there is still plenty of spice left in their marriage, Laura decides it is time to give her body the work out it has been desperately crying out for. But when Laura makes a special new friend at the running club that she has joined, she gets much more than she bargained for.

From buying sexy lingerie displayed alongside the gherkins at Tesco to struggling into the last playsuit in Topshop, this novel is full of humour and Laura is a true heroine for our times. A sparkling, witty novel, that fizzes off the page.

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4.2
151 reviews
Claire Richards
11 January 2014
I throughly enjoyed reading this book. I laughed out loud on several occasions whilst trying not to take sides of the situations that presented themselves to the characters of this book. I'm still smiling at the shenanigans of this book, so real to life. I would recommend this book but more over, I would love to see it as an ITV drama... xx
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A Google user
5 May 2012
i only purchased the book for something to read at night to drift off to, ive never read a whole book as im not really a reader. However i found myself lost in this book just wanting to read on and before i knew it i was reading into the early hours each night. it was funny and something every mum can relate to and has even inspired me to take up running. loved the book and looking forward to reading more of her books :-)
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A Google user
13 March 2012
Brilliant, funny. Very easy to relate to on every level. I laughed out loud on many occasions whilst reading this book, my 3 kids could not understand how I was giggling so much in parts. Also made me cry too as it mirrored many parts in my life, which I need to sort out. Maybe running will help me too! Great read for the thirty somethings +. :-)
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About the author

Fiona Gibson is an author and journalist. Originally from Yorkshire, she started her writing life at the age of seventeen on Jackie magazine. She is a regular contributor to Red, Sainsbury’s Magazine and the Sunday Herald, and lives with her husband and their three children in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Mum on the Run is her fifth novel and was inspired by her own horror at being forced to enter the mums’ race at school sports day.

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