The Saturday Night Sauvignon Sisterhood

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Having previously read the Why Mummy Drinks series, I was really looking forward to a relaxing, fun and relatable read that would take me away from the real world, and once again Gill Sims delivered. The Gill Sim's series of Why Mummy.... books have been on my radar for a while but I've never quite gotten around to reading them, therefore when I got the opportunity to read The Saturday Night Sauvignon Sisterhood I leapt at the chance. Then Claire’s life goes into meltdown when she accidentally discovers that Andrew is having an affair with her best friend, Emily. They separate and she realises that she needs to find a new circle of friends given most of the couples she used to socialise with are uncomfortable with her single status. God I love Gill Sims. As a single mother of four children, she could be writing my life and that’s what makes her books so enjoyable for me. I’m not alone!!! “The Saturday Night Sauvignon Sisterhood” is the latest instalment in Claire’s hectically hilarious life. Fans of Gill Sims will have read her previous books, all of which were riotously funny and SO DAMN RELATABLE. The author nails the frazzled middle aged mother perfectly. Mothers everywhere will read this and relate and that’s why I love these books so much. Gill Sims writes the stuff we’re all probably thinking and feeling but won’t say out loud. Fans of this author will know her ‘Peter and Jane’ blog which is hilariously spot on and never fails to make me laugh. I am a massive fan of Gill Sims, so I was over the moon when I was allowed to review 'The Saturday Night Sauvignon Sisterhood'. Admittingly, despite my enthusiasm, I was a little worried that this new book and many characters wouldn't be as entertaining as the 'Why Mummy' series...but oh my, was I wrong!

Through a series of days out and trying new things these women provide us with much hilarity but there were also moments of emotion where you saw the bond that they had all formed. It was also refreshing to see many different forms of motherhood, relationship status and stages of life. This wasn’t a book about divorced women coming together to hate all men, this was female solidarity at its best and showed what it meant to be a part of a true sisterhood.

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As a big fan of Gill Sims "Why Mummy..." series, I was eager to read this one and although its still got the same elements of humour that I suspect only a mum in the UK will completely understand, it is a deviation from the series. Firstly I must admit that I don't have children so can only imagine what bringing young children up is like. The scenes involving the children are actually the funniest parts of the book and I was laughing out loud from the first chapter. Having been a teacher for 35 years I've heard the refrain that "it's against my human rights" a number of times so for Claire to have this thrown at her repeatedly from her own children was hilarious.

As expected the story is full of laugh out loud moments though there is also a degree of drama given that Claire has to not only confront a double betrayal but also establish a new life for herself and her children.Are you having wine, Mum? You know you’re not supposed to have wine every night. We did about alcohol units at school. That’s quite a big glass of wine, how many units do you think are in it?’ I’d recommend this book to all exhausted mums and dads and for everyone who wants a light hearted read to make you giggle. My thanks to HarperCollins U.K. for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘The Saturday Night Sauvignon Sisterhood’ by Gill Sims in exchange for an honest review. I combined reading with its unabridged audiobook edition.

Bet the bastards didn't tell you that wine is remarkably good at cancelling out whining though, did they?' muttered Claire. Enter the Sauvignon Sisterhood, a new set of friends brought together by a shared love of liquid therapy. Together they might just be able to convince Claire that, like a good bottle of red, life really can get better with age. Or at least there’s more to it than the joy of an M&S non-iron school uniform. Gill Sims didn't disappoint with her new book, oh no, it was an easy, entertaining and laugh - out - loud novel with plenty of "oh yes! That's me!" moments - just what I so love from this author and what I, actually, learnt to expect from her. The author had dealt with sooo many emotions in her book, there was betrayal, grief, disappointment, so some of them really heavy, but the overwhelming humour and wit and the way she can cynically laugh over almost everything made the reading experience almost perfect. I actually loved the whole book, but I am still not sure about the thing she has done with Emily. Really not sure. It somehow did spoil the book for me as I'm not sure if it was necessary, to be honest. I am pleased to say that Gill Sims did not disappoint! The tears of laughter were falling by then end of the first chapter and there were many more moments after. The way Gill Sims captures not just the parenting moments but life as a female and the tangled friendships is pure perfection. The delivery was sublime and by the end I felt like one of the Saturday night Sauvignon sisterhood.

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Thank you so much NetGalley and Harper Collins, UK for granting my wish for The Saturday Night Sauvignon Sisterhood by Gill Sims. When fate intervenes and Claire realises she's stopped being a person in her own right, she is then in the predicament of how do adults make friends. This leads to some funny situations and some extremely strange characters. I appreciated the fact that the author didn't tie everything up at the end with a nice tidy bow, life doesn't always have a perfect happy ending. Are you having wine, Mum? You know you're not supposed to have wine every night. We did about alcohol units at school. That's quite a big glass of wine, how many units do you think are in it?' PDF / EPUB File Name: The_Saturday_Night_Sauvignon_Sisterhood_-_Gill_Sims.pdf, The_Saturday_Night_Sauvignon_Sisterhood_-_Gill_Sims.epub

Claire's family has gone nuclear. Her precious moppets keep calling Childline when she feeds them broccoli, she's utterly Ottolenghied out at weekends, and her darling husband is having an affair with her best friend.The characters within this book are primarily relatable, and there is someone for everyone. (They did remember me of a few in my social circle - but they will remain anonymous to protect the guilty!)