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Editorial Review:
'I howled with laughter, tears of recognition at every bloody page. My only problem was choosing who to pass it on to first.'
'Genuinely funny and genuinely moving'
'O'Reilly's account of an urban mum in Northumberland is funny, poignant and beautifully written'
`Cold Comfort Farm with booster seats. Funny, honest and moving.'
'Based on the popular blog of the same name, WIFE IN THE NORTH traces the trials and tribulations of the author relinquishing her cosmopolitan life in London - for the wilds of Northumberland 350 miles away. Her new landscape soon becomes a leading character, not a backdrop, and O'Reilly writes of her new community with such wit but also sensitivity'
'This hit blog-turned-novel is funny and tenderly moving'
'Laugh-out-loud funny and so truthfully raw, it's painful'
'Any woman would enjoy this - it's hilarious'
Maybe hormones ate her brain. How else did Judith's husband persuade her to give up her career and move from her beloved London to Northumberland with two toddlers in tow? Pregnant with number 3, Judith is about to discover that there are one or two things about life in the country that no one told her about: that she'd be making friends with people who believed in the four horsemen of the apocalypse; that running out of petrol could be a near death experience and that the closest thing to an ethnic minority would be a redhead. Judith tries to do that simple thing that women do, make hers a happy family. A family that might live happily ever after. Possibly even up North.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Lots to relate to I haven't even finished the book and feel compelled to write a review, partly to defend Judith against the nasty ones here complaining about her running out of petrol. I have had a few of those for my own books, one even complaining that I have a husband called Rupert! This is a really great read. There is so much to relate to, to laugh at and to sympathise with. Judith writes brilliantly, her style is totally addictive and she has a really poignant way of expressing things, especially her feelings for her... more info
beautifully written As a blogger myself I was really interested to see what happens to a blogger who gets propelled to the literary stratosphere. I had read some of the blog but not all, and was not really sure what to expect from the book. It was beautifully written and very poignant. Judith agrees to her husband's life long dream to life in Northumberland and uproots her existence to live in total chaos with two small boys, whilst also being heavily pregnant. The house is not ready. It is too small. It takes months for... more info
Horrible It's very rarely I don't finish a book and yet with this one I'm feeling that not only do I not want to finish, but I actually want to throw it into the nearest bin. The author seems to do nothing but whine about her life. I feel for her children if they ever read it, as obviously watching them grow up is nothing compared to being able to socialise in London. She's irresponsibile, running out of fuel on numerous occasions with small children in the car, ungrateful and snobbish. Don't bother... more info
Set aside time for this - beautifully written, poignant and funny Judith O'Reilly got her book deal as a result of a blog; but for anyone thinking of following in her footsteps, she also got it by being a superbly accomplished writer who is capable of making you laugh and cry on the same page. Judith has a truly rare gift with words, coining lyrical phrases that you read over again for their beauty and others that bring forward a welter of emotions in one short phrase. Nothing I have ever read sums up the desperation of a mother giving birth and longing for the pain to... more info
