The first time I read this book, I really couldn't put it down. However, I re-read it again recently and it just didn't stand up the second time around. Basic plotline: Martha- happily(ish) married- husband leaves her. Martha then discovers when she meete new love Jack that she is infact a yummy mummy. Sister Eliza- fed up with mucky boyfriend- gets shot of him to look for a rich banker type with a decent pension plan. The two sisters are likable. As a mother it's good to read a realistic account of what it can be really like to care for small children in a world that isn't always that tolerant of them. BUT, the thing that I found so off putting this time was Jack, Martha's new lover. I mean, would any woman really find it a turn on that he wants to add you to his list of "naked friends" God I know it is the twenty first century and all that but does anyone else agree that that is just a no go? I just wanted Martha to tell him to get stuffed. If it was a choice between Michael (estranged husband) and Jack (faithless saddo maybe should have a chest rug and gold medallion) I think I would choose a night in with a good dvd! Other then that, there is no denying that it is a good read and I do enjoy Park's quirky writing style.