Tinker, Tailor, Schoolmum, Spy
Winner of the Comedy Women in Print Prize 2020.
Vicky Turnbull has never regretted giving up her career for family life in the suburbs. And apart from being outstandingly good at paintball, no one would ever know that in a past life she was an undercover spy and has been trained to kill a man with her bare hands. Not even her husband, and certainly not the other mums at the school gate.
But beneath the school runs and bake sales, Vicky had never quite said goodbye to the past. So, when a newcomer on the PTA sets alarms bells ringing and the secret service comes calling, she’s determined to prove that despite her expanding waistline and love of pink gin, she’s still every bit the cold-eyed special operative.
When the assignment gets uncomfortably close to home, Vicky must decide if she has got what the job takes after all, and if home is really where her heart is…
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WHAT REVIEWERS ARE SAYING…
“Fast paced, energetic, funny, gripping, on the edge of the seat stuff if filmed and heart pumping anticipation in print.”
“I ripped through this book in a couple of days and got swept away by the plot, which turned into a much bigger and more sophisticated story than I had expected. It was refreshing (to see) a classic ‘invisible woman’ as the protagonist, and make her both brilliant and likeable all at once.”
“A funny and warm book that shines a light on the tensions faced by women when it comes to working and being a stay at home mum. If you have ever felt the pain of the PTA then this is surely the book for you.”