Stepping Up
  • Published: 13 June 2023
  • ISBN: 9780552177115
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $22.99

Stepping Up

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Paperback
13 Jun 2023
Tr. Paperback
16 Mar 2022
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The instant Sunday Times bestselling debut from The Unmumsy Mum, rated 5-stars by readers. 'Marries comedy with deep and raw emotion. I loved it' Giovanna Fletcher

'Stop EVERYTHING and read this! Funny, tender and beautifully observed. Loved, loved, LOVED it!' Cathy Bramley, Sunday Times bestselling author

Beth has never stuck at anything.

She's quit more jobs and relationships than she can remember and she still sleeps in her childhood bedroom. It's not that she hasn't tried to grow up, it's just that so far, the only commitment she's held down is Friday drinks at the village pub.

Then, in the space of a morning, her world changes.

An unspeakable tragedy turns Beth's life upside down, and she finds herself guardian to her teenage niece and toddler nephew, catapulted into an unfamiliar world of bedtime stories, parents' evenings and cuddly elephants. Having never been responsible for anyone - or anything - it's not long before she feels seriously out of her depth.

What if she's simply not up to the job?

With a little help from her best friend Jory (purely platonic, of course ...) and her lovely, lonely next-door neighbour, Albert, Beth is determined that this time she's not giving up. It's time to step up.

This is a story about digging deep for strength you never knew you had and finding magic in things that were there all along.

  • Published: 13 June 2023
  • ISBN: 9780552177115
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $22.99
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About the author

Sarah Turner

Sarah Turner lives in Devon with her husband and their three boys. She started writing as The Unmumsy Mum after becoming disillusioned with the other parenting literature she had read online. Everybody seemed to be coping so well! Where were the tales of mums tearing their hair out after yet another sleepless night and endless re-runs of Peppa Pig? Surely there were others out there who were trying but ultimately failing to live up to the Supermum ideal they'd bought into? She made a vow then and there to document the good, the bad and the ugly of parenting and her blog (www.theunmumsymum.co.uk) was born. The Unmumsy Mum was voted number 4 in Amazon's Top 10 books of 2016 (as voted by Amazon customers) and was also shortlisted for Book of the Year (non fiction, lifestyle) at the 2017 British Book Awards. You can follow Sarah's everyday parenting adventures on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (@theunmumsymum).

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Praise for Stepping Up

Humour and heart are everywhere in this book, and I went from laughter to tears in the turn of a page. Wise, joyful and very, very funny - this is a book to devour, a book to share and a book to savour. I loved it

Katie Marsh, author of UNBREAK YOUR HEART

Stop EVERYTHING and read this! Funny, tender and beautifully observed. Loved, loved, LOVED it!

Cathy Bramley

Heartwarming and heartbreaking. Full of warmth and Turner's perceptive parenting humour. This is a book that will break your heart and make you fall in love all at once!

Katy Colins, author of THE BEST IS YET TO COME

What a fantastic read - it had me in tears! This book grabbed me by the heartstrings and didn't let go! It has it all - warmth, humour and brilliant observations on love, life and loss. An emotional rollercoaster of a read and one that is well worth taking!

Sarah Pearse, author of THE SANATORIUM

Stepping Up is a heart-blasting triumph of a novel - wise, witty and wonderfully human.

Isabelle Broom, author of THE GETAWAY

Funny and sad, and everything in between. It had me hooked from the first page. A brilliant book, and one that I'd definitely recommend!

James Bailey, author of THE FLIP SIDE

Written with such love and heart. Sarah has done an exceptional job of marrying her trademark comedy with deep and raw emotion. I loved it!

Giovanna Fletcher

A moving and beautifully-told tale of parenthood but not as you know it. I just loved it.

Gillian McAllister

Witty and moving

Fabulous

A glorious novel about family, grief, changing expectations and, ultimately, love

The Sun