This Family Life

Synopsis 

Things that might happen during your first year of parenthood: 

1. You’ll get covered in a ‘nuclear’ poo. 
2. You’ll be convinced your son is talking with a Japanese accent. 
3. You’ll worry that when your son waves, it looks like a Nazi salute. 
Of course, this might just be Harry Spencer. 

Taking up where This Thirtysomething Life left off, Harry Spencer and is wife Emily are back and trying to survive their first year of parenthood. It has its ups and downs (and a few bits in the middle), but along the way they begin to understand the true meaning of family and what it takes to be a parent. 

Featuring a hilarious cast of extras including Harry’s father-in-law Derek, who has a unique problem with Scotch, Steve and Fiona, the parents from children’s entertainment hell, and a yoga instructor with a prominent camel-toe, This Family Life is the ultimate comedy for anyone who is a parent, has a parent, or is thinking about becoming one. 

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Review

I read this a while ago, I loved it but for some reason life got in the way and I never got a chance to review it until now. Right, although The Family Life wasn't as funny as This Thirtysomething Life it left me with a cheerful and optimistic view of life especially as my view of marriage was skewed to begin with. I loved Spencer and Emily's relationship this time round, I thought he was a little bit more understanding and sexier.

I would recommend this as it's funny, lovely and the author does a good job of portraying a modern British family.