Fiona Neill is a novelist and journalist. Her first novel, The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy, based on her hugely popular column in the Times of the same name, was widely acclaimed and went on to become a Sunday Times bestseller that sold in twenty-five countries. Fiona lives in North London with her husband and three children.
So well-written, with such believable and engaging characters, it
was an absolute joy to read
*Daily Mail*
Packed with observations of wince-making accuracy . . . Superb
entertainment
*The Times*
Neill's characters are so cleverly depicted, you feel as if you've
met at least one of them before
*Vogue*
Praise for Fiona Neill
*-*
Vivid and insightful
*Guardian*
A novel made for heated book club debates
*Stylist*
Topical, tense and addictive
*Good Housekeeping*
No one writes about modern family with more truth and
authenticity
*Lisa Jewell*
Stands out from the crowd
*Grazia*
Sometimes touching, sometimes shocking
*Daily Mail*
Raises all kinds of contemporary issues with wit and
sensitivity
*Times*
Cracking
*Prima*
Engrossing
*My Weekly*
Utterly unputdownable
*Helen Walsh*
Incisive, smart and at times darkly funny
*Gillian McAllister*
Astonishingly powerful
*Nicola Moriarty*
Brilliantly observed
*Kathryn Hughes*
Filthy-rich Bryony and Nick Skinner wanted a modern-day Mary Poppins, but what they needed was a superwoman who could "tread on the map of family life without leaving a big imprint." Twenty-one-year-old Ali Sparrow was perfect: eager to raise money to finish school, get away from a going-nowhere affair, and escape her own troubled family. London columnist and bestselling author Neill (The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy) concocts a darkly fascinating portrait of the stupid-rich, and the morally superior immigrant maids they press into service. In Ali's case, it soon becomes clear that her real job isn't just plugging domestic gaps in the lives of a banker and his wife, but rather "actually running the show," a tricky task involving needy five-year-old twins Hector and Alfie; insecure, anorexic 14-year-old Izzy; and moody, cynical 17-year-old Jake. But her hardest job by far will be keeping mum about the financial scandal that threatens to bring down the Skinners. And keeping her passionate affair with Jake, their son, in the dark will prove an even greater challenge. In this fast-paced, dishy morality tale, Neill also delivers a thoughtful dissection of how greed and hubris helped bring the banking industry to its knees in 2008. Agent: United Agents. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
So well-written, with such believable and engaging characters, it
was an absolute joy to read * Daily Mail *
Packed with observations of wince-making accuracy . . . Superb
entertainment * The Times *
Neill's characters are so cleverly depicted, you feel as if you've
met at least one of them before * Vogue *
Praise for Fiona Neill * - *
Vivid and insightful * Guardian *
A novel made for heated book club debates * Stylist *
Topical, tense and addictive * Good Housekeeping *
No one writes about modern family with more truth and authenticity
-- Lisa Jewell
Stands out from the crowd * Grazia *
Sometimes touching, sometimes shocking * Daily Mail *
Raises all kinds of contemporary issues with wit and sensitivity *
Times *
Cracking * Prima *
Engrossing * My Weekly *
Utterly unputdownable -- Helen Walsh
Incisive, smart and at times darkly funny -- Gillian McAllister
Astonishingly powerful -- Nicola Moriarty
Brilliantly observed * Kathryn Hughes *
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