No Wonder

Curl up on the sofa and forget the stresses of daily life by stepping into the world of Lucy Butcher and enjoy this life-affirming, hilarious debut novel by Emma Cooper. ‘Perhaps now would be a good time to introduce myself? My name is Lucy. Lucy Butcher. There is nothing spectacular about my name except that it is mine. We could take it further and explain that the name itself means ‘as of light, born at first light, light complexion.’ Even my own name mocks me. Light, light, light. I can assure you, there is nothing light about the weight of my bottom. The Butcher part however, is much more in line with my interests and by that, I mean meat. Steak. Lamb. Food in general. I’m 31, soft around the edges, a wife, a mother to my three year old - Sam and … well that’s about it really. Surely there must be some other way to describe myself? Give me a minute. Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, right, well … a lot has happened to me in the past year and as I sit here wondering when it all went wrong, I remember an ordinary day after I had put Sam to bed and was standing in front of my slightly wonky, slightly grubby bathroom mirror.’ This book should come with a warning, clear your schedule because you won’t be able to put it down.