Domestic Bliss and Other Disasters

Sally's son Dan has come back home from college and needs accommodation, friends, a love life, and somewhere to perform his arts. Sally is taking a career break from teaching English and wants to kill the bird and stuff it with redundant apostrophe s. Her husband Bill is an ambitious politician who needs unconventional domestic arrangements. When Bill looks to his wife for support, Sally does something outrageous.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 25 March 2021
Publisher: Bluemoose Books Ltd

Sally's son Dan has returned home from college after completing his performing arts degree. He needs rent-free accommodation, friends, a love life, and somewhere to perform his arts. Sally herself is taking a career break from teaching English. She has grown tired of teaching year eleven pupils about the Mockingbird. She wants to kill the bird and stuff it with all the redundant apostrophes she's ever seen in twenty years of marking essays. She needs a rest. She does not need her adult son Dan, his current girlfriend, his previous girlfriend, and his old school friend to move in and share her kitchen and their lives with her. Sally could seek out her own friends to let off steam, but her friends prefer her to keep her steam to herself. They are busy, and too much steam makes it difficult for them to see their own problems clearly. Sally's husband Bill is an ambitious politician. A tranquil, unexceptional home-life would work well for Bill and his career. In his line of work, he needs unconventional domestic arrangements like he needs ladies underwear in his briefcase. However, when Bill looks to his wife for her proper support, Sally does something outrageous. She quits her job as a teacher and moves into a small apartment in the city. She spends her days reading books, writing poetry, and attending art shows. She also volunteers at a local charity, helping homeless people. Bill is initially shocked by his wife's decision, but eventually, he comes to support her. He realizes that he has been too focused on his career and has neglected his family. He starts spending more time with Sally and even joins her in her volunteer work. As time goes by, Sally's new lifestyle brings her joy and fulfillment. She feels more alive than she has in years. She also realizes that she has been too hard on herself and that her son and husband love her for who she is, not what she does. Bill's career takes off, and he becomes a successful politician. He is proud of his wife for following her dreams and for being such a strong and independent woman. In the end, Sally's decision to take a career break and pursue her passions has brought her and her family closer together. They have learned to appreciate each other's strengths and weaknesses and to support each other in their endeavors. Sally has found a new sense of purpose and fulfillment in her life, and she knows that she will never regret her decision to leave teaching and pursue her artistic passions.

Sally's son Dan has returned home from college after completing his performing arts degree. He needs rent-free accommodation, friends, a love life, and somewhere to perform his arts.

Sally herself is taking a career break from teaching English. She has grown tired of teaching year eleven pupils about the Mockingbird. She wants to kill the bird and stuff it with all the redundant apostrophes she's ever seen in twenty years of marking essays. She needs a rest.

She does not need her adult son Dan, his current girlfriend, his previous girlfriend, and his old school friend to move in and share her kitchen and their lives with her.

Sally could seek out her own friends to let off steam, but her friends prefer her to keep her steam to herself. They are busy, and too much steam makes it difficult for them to see their own problems clearly.

Sally's husband Bill is an ambitious politician. A tranquil, unexceptional home-life would work well for Bill and his career.

In his line of work, he needs unconventional domestic arrangements like he needs ladies underwear in his briefcase.

However, when Bill looks to his wife for her proper support, Sally does something outrageous.

She quits her job as a teacher and moves into a small apartment in the city. She spends her days reading books, writing poetry, and attending art shows. She also volunteers at a local charity, helping homeless people.

Bill is initially shocked by his wife's decision, but eventually, he comes to support her. He realizes that he has been too focused on his career and has neglected his family.

He starts spending more time with Sally and even joins her in her volunteer work.

As time goes by, Sally's new lifestyle brings her joy and fulfillment. She feels more alive than she has in years. She also realizes that she has been too hard on herself and that her son and husband love her for who she is, not what she does.

Bill's career takes off, and he becomes a successful politician. He is proud of his wife for following her dreams and for being such a strong and independent woman.

In the end, Sally's decision to take a career break and pursue her passions has brought her and her family closer together. They have learned to appreciate each other's strengths and weaknesses and to support each other in their endeavors.

Sally has found a new sense of purpose and fulfillment in her life, and she knows that she will never regret her decision to leave teaching and pursue her artistic passions.

Weight: 300g
Dimension: 128 x 197 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781910422724