I Don't Know How She Does It
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Delightfully smart and heartbreakingly poignant, Allison Pearson's smash debut novel has exploded onto bestseller lists as "The national anthem for working mothers."
Hedge-fund manager, wife, and mother of two, Kate Reddy manages to juggle nine currencies in five time zones and keep in step with the Teletubbies. But when she finds herself awake at 1:37 a.m. in a panic over the need to produce a homemade pie for her daughter's school, she has to admit her life has become unrecognizable. With panache, wisdom, and uproarious wit, I Don't Know How She Does It brilliantly dramatizes the dilemma of every working mom.
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After being given a free copy of the sequel, I decided I should read the first book, and honestly, I'm glad I did. I Don't Know How She Does It is a fun book about what it's like to be a woman in a man's world. Kate Reddy is a fantastic protagonist, and while I had a rough idea of how things would turn out, the plot was a fun ride.
Pearson does a great job of writing comedy that women will relate to. This book is fun, and so is the sequel. You don't have to be a parent to get the story; you just have to know what it's like to be a woman in modern times.
