Having a Lovely Time

by Jenny Eclair

Meet the Dobsons and the Jamiesons: two ordinary families on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Joe Dobson left his wife and kids when his young girlfriend Nina discovered she was pregnant. Now he feels like a cliche and Nina feels like a drudge, swapping her wild nights out with friends for mild nights in wiping baby sick off the carpet. So when Joe announces that he's booked a week's luxury holiday in Italy, Nina is thrilled - until she realises Joe's kids Saul and Tabitha are coming along for the ride.
Meanwhile Guy Jamieson is sure this will be his last family holiday; he plans to leave his wife Alice on his return. Guy is a high-powered advertising director, and Alice - with her elasticated skirts, inedible mince suppers and unshaven legs - just doesn't fit his image. But Alice has a secret plan of her own: to have another baby...
Funny, smart and refreshingly honest, HAVING A LOVELY TIME is all about infidelity, jealousy, resentment, recriminations and, just occasionally, love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0751536059
• ISBN13: 9780751536058
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Sphere
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Do `happy families' even exist?

On the plus side, this book is both honest and funny, however, the characters are a bit caricature-ish, and it's just too obvious which ones you're supposed to like. Otherwise, a fun read.