It's here! Browse the 2024 Penguin Christmas gift guide
The Baby Group

The Baby Group

Summary

Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Marian Keyes and Sophie Kinsella, this is a funny, warm-hearted novel from the author of The Memory Book, which was featured in the Richard & Judy book club 2014

'I immediately read The Memory Book and it's WONDERFUL ... I'm so happy because she's written other books and its so lovely to find a writer you love who has a backlist' Marian Keyes

MEET THE BABY GROUP


Natalie ran her own design company until baby Freddie unexpectedly came along. Now the capable person she once was is trapped inside a crazy woman's body, longing for just one decent night's sleep and words of more than one syllable.

Meg is onto her fourth child but still feels she has to take notes.

Meg's sister-in-law Frances organises her little boy like he's a private in the army, but underneath her prickly façade she longs for the kind of friendships others seem to find so easy.

Former career girl Jess sees danger lurking in every corner, doubting she'll ever be a good mother.

Stay-at-home house-husband Steve is just glad to have the opportunity to spend time with his daughter.

And sixteen-year-old Tiffany is the youngest - yet possibly the wisest - of them all.

Six very different parents. Six very different lives. But when Natalie's dodgy wiring leads to a series of chance encounters they rapidly discover that there's safety in numbers...

Reviews

  • I immediately read The Memory Book and it's WONDERFUL ... I'm so happy because she's written other books and its so lovely to find a writer you love who has a backlist
    Marian Keyes

About the author

Rowan Coleman

ROWAN COLEMAN is the Sunday Times bestselling and award winning

screenwriter and author of sixteen novels including THE MEMORY BOOK, THE SUMMER OF
IMPOSSIBLE THINGS, THE GIRL AT THE WINDOW and FROM NOW UNTIL FOREVER.

Rowan lives in Scarborough with her husband, large family and three dogs.
Learn More

Sign up to the Penguin Newsletter

For the latest books, recommendations, author interviews and more