Random Things Tours: M Is For Mummy by Katy Cox

´Since becoming parents, every thing revolves around the kids - our thoughts, schedules and conversations - so it´s no wonder that the flames of desire have struggled to stay alight´.

Lucy used to have a successful career and a lovely husband-wife relationship. Then, you know how it goes: career was put on hold, days and nights do sync with the needs and requests of the children - one of then, Stan, a very gifted and curious one - love life tendentially nil. 

M is For Mummy by musician by training, mother by habit Katy Cox is a hilarious journey through motherhood. That motherhood that nowadays can be laugh about, although always took seriously. It belongs to the brave literary wave of women writers courageous enough to write about the downsides of being a mother, without dismissing their motherhood. But describing in more precise terms what motherhood means, especially for career women, is a realistic take to life and it only does good to the everyday dynamics. It helps a woman to understand exactly where and what she stands for. And, in full honesty, being a mother is not easy at all.

This literary trend demystifying motherhood - and keep an eye on my coming reviews, of a terrific book about motherhood - is the oint you need on your salty wounds - salty because of the many tears - after leaving behind a slice of your life for a routine that seems will never end - at least, not in the next 18 years, anyway. 

But, you know what, only when you fully acknowledge your situation you can move on. Living in a pinky cloud where changing dirty nappies is upgraded to the supreme joy of life is denial and it hurts. Better try to be like Lucy, unconventional, hilarious and irreverentially thinking about sex. I love her character and I think it relates way more to what means being a modern woman than your Victorian brainless submissive wife.

M iy For Mummy, published today, makes you feel good and entertained while keeping you company in a very relaxed way. After all, there are some baskets full of laundry waiting for you and the kids are about to come hungry from school. But it is a trustful companion that may help you figure out how to accept your condition and try moving on, a smile on your face.

Rating: 3.5 stars

Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own