Cox has written easy readable, candid and humourous mum fiction with no topic off the table, from relationships to financial worries. Her relationship with her friends provides a sharp contrast to the isolation and rejection she feels when faced with the Queen Bee mum Marsha. For example, the attempt to squeeze yourself into clean clothes that may still fit has gathered dust in the back wardrobe that has yet to see the light of day in over a year. Lucy had it all: an exciting career, a rock-star husband, great friends, a size ten waist and pelvic floor muscles that could crack a walnut.

Stanley is extraordinarily gifted when it comes to his love of letters, numbers and body parts and yet he finds many other aspects of life tricky. This comedic story had me laugh quite a few times out loud and earned me a quizzical look from strangers as I sat in a cafe reading. This book resonates so much on so many levels with me (not all) and I imagine any mother will feel an affinity with Lucy in some ways. She suspects that Stan, the eldest boy, has autism and she has to navigate his meltdowns and behaviours that are all part of the parcel for ASD.

With her husband often being away from home for work Lucy is often left to deal with all of this alone whilst trying to start up her career again.

I get it, the "mummyhood is hard so let's have a laugh about it" genre sells well and why mess with a winning formula? This was a stunning book, both happy and heartbreakingly sad in some parts, I really felt for the main character Lucy, The realisation she has at the end regarding her husband was so poignant. I found the moments leading up to the doctor's confirmation to be the brutal honest depth of the book, where a last-minute appointment is offered had my heartache.You can’t escape it, the endless feeds on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram of ‘perfect’ mums having their sh*t together is overwhelming. It was a very funny, brutally honest look at parenting, especially in the first year of having two children (something I'm in the depths of right now and so really enjoyed reading about). Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. With certain habits and traits being displayed, she is more and more convinced that he is, but without a diagnosis, and little support from other directions, Lucy battles with the meltdowns and obsessions as best she can. This book will resonate with all mums of young children desperately trying to parent, maintain a career, keep on top of the housework and sustain a healthy marriage!

And this book was a perfect reminder that when motherhood appears overwhelming, remember you are not alone. Here we find Lucy a stay at home mother, committed to looking after her demanding son while expecting another baby, with being up at 6. Stan is a star and because I'm also watching Young Sheldon, I had a picture in my head of what he would look and act like. Although author Katy Cox has based her life as a professional musician and a mum of boys, on the main character, I can honestly say that M IS FOR MUMMY, is one those page turning stories that has plenty of laugh out situations, plus with lots of other mixed emotions.Instead of playing the cello behind superstars at packed-out arenas, Lucy now spends most days mopping up broccoli vomit whilst listening to her four-year-old recite facts about the gallbladder.

I rarely see the experiences of real mothers I know reflected in books and am quite disappointed this book didn't deliver on this in the way I had hoped. A brilliant portrayal of a child with autism, the struggle to obtain a diagnosis and the judgy mum club.Lucy begins to realise that maybe Stanley is on the Autistic Spectrum and initially struggles to accept this. I really wanted to love this book and had high hopes after reading and enjoying an extract of the book before reading the full story. Literally, with a cello and two young children, her musician husband is on tour, laundry pile, and a performance to prepare for, and she is out of bin bags. Highlighting the importance of relishing in our differences and striving to be our true selves, no matter what that entails.