Not So Perfect Life of Mo Lawrence

A laugh-out-loud novel about marriage, kids and losing control.Michelle Lawrence s perfect life has been just as she s designed it. But then her husband, Chad, ruins everything by taking a job in San Francisco, about as far from their comfortable family home as it s possible to get without actually emigrating. Up until now, Chad s primary focus has been keeping her happy, and Michelle can see no good reason why this should change. But change it has, and Michelle now has to deal with Chad s increasing detachment, while building a new life with her two small children in a place filled with cat-eating coyotes. On top of that, Michelle s oldest friend is turning against marriage while her newest is a little too obsessed with clean taps. And down the redwood-lined street, there s Aishe Herne, a woman who could pick a fight with a silent order of nuns. Aishe has designed her own kind of perfect life, in which there s room for her, her teenage son and no one else. But when cousin Patrick lands in town like a Cockney nemesis, both Aishe and Michelle must begin determined campaigns to regain their grip on the steering wheel of their lives.