Kathy Lette's wicked and hilarious take on motherhood and romance will have you crying with laughter. Lette hits the nail on the head every time, in a novel packed with insight, gossip and outrageous jokes.

Aussie Madeline Wolfe has left her home, her surfboard, her hemisphere, for the new man in her life. But Alexander Drake, it turns out, is the kind of bloke who goes through the Tunnel of Love holding his own hand. By the time Maddy discovers that all is not perfect, she's taken a pregnancy test . . . and failed. Will Alex chicken out of his obligation to his egg?

'Buy this book - give it to every woman of child-bearing age you know. She will be maternally grateful. It is funny and profoundly moving' SUE TOWNSEND