And God Created the Au Pair is the funniest book you've never heard of. I found it by chance on the shelf at the Calvin Park Library several years ago, and laughed out loud all the way through. It's composed entirely of emails between two sisters, one in Canada and the other in England. They are comparing notes on their lives as mothers of young children, and using this outlet to keep themselves and each other sane. It is irreverent, wry and hysterically funny. If you're down in the dumps, have a look at this. I've just now discovered that the authors, Benedicte Newland and Pascale Smets, have been writing sort of a sequel, called Sister2Sister, in serial form, in the British paper The Telegraph. I hope it will be published in book form, but if not, you can read it online.
Aack! I just went to the KFPL catalaogue to check something about this book, only to find that it's gone!! I'm going to put in an RFP to replace it. In the meantime, there's a copy for sale on Amazon for 1 cent!
Karma? Serendipity? I just walked past the Friends of the Library Booksale at Central, and the first thing I spotted was this book! Needless to say, I've snapped it up, but if you want to borrow it, let me know.
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