Work Wife Balance by Jo Edwards
'This is well-written, very funny and I raced through it, occasionally squealing in horror at the antics of Kate’s colleagues. It’s also a joy to read about a strong woman with a big job and fiery opinions, a nice antidote to the sugary sweet sort of chick lit.' DAILY MAIL Kate King is furiously flailing to keep afloat. As her team bicker, finger-point and cheat their way through rumours of sackings and site closures, her ill-tempered husband is becoming increasingly embittered and secretive. Kate knows she must address his petulant question: “Surely there’s more to life than this?” but all her energies are required to dodge the corporate bullets constantly fired in her direction. Under pressure from an attractive, younger colleague, Kate is also concerned by her sudden invisibility to the opposite sex and the alarming appearance of back fat. Disturbingly, beige knitwear has started to call to her from the shelves of M&S. Growing more and more suspicious of her husband’s activities, pressure builds on Kate both at work and at home until her turbulent year reaches its climactic end. Can she continue to balance precariously between work and marriage, or is one end of the scales going to hit the ground with a resounding thud? |
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Meet Foggy ....
I am Morten Astley Fogarty, born 22.11.88. I currently have a great job in a call centre, working for Perypils Insurance, whose company motto is “Protect, Inspire, Motivate, Perform, Succeed.” Although I love my work and it is very rewarding (customers are always telling me what a total brick I am), it is only a stop-gap until I can earn my living from singing professionally. I am, after all, named after the two greatest singers of the 1980’s.
At my last audition, I was told my voice had a very feline quality, so my fingers are crossed for a West End revival of Cats. I would love to duet with Katy Perry, as I feel we would make such a great team together. I have tweeted her 387 times to tell her this; I know she will reply once she has managed to conquer her self-confidence demons.
I work alongside some wonderful and caring colleagues who are always encouraging me to sing in the office, whilst our customers are on mute. They are kind enough to record my performances on their phones so they can promote me relentlessly through social media. I am so very lucky to have such loyal support and I am thrilled to be able to share it all with you in my blog.
At my last audition, I was told my voice had a very feline quality, so my fingers are crossed for a West End revival of Cats. I would love to duet with Katy Perry, as I feel we would make such a great team together. I have tweeted her 387 times to tell her this; I know she will reply once she has managed to conquer her self-confidence demons.
I work alongside some wonderful and caring colleagues who are always encouraging me to sing in the office, whilst our customers are on mute. They are kind enough to record my performances on their phones so they can promote me relentlessly through social media. I am so very lucky to have such loyal support and I am thrilled to be able to share it all with you in my blog.
