How Hard Can It Be?
Kate Reddy is counting down the days until she is fifty, but not in a good way.
Fifty, in Kate’s mind, equals invisibility, and she’s caught between her traitorous hormones, unknowable teenage children and ailing parents.
She’s back at work after a break, now that her husband Rich has dropped out of the rat race to master the art of mindfulness. But just as Kate is finding a few tricks to get by, her old client and flame Jack reappears – complicated doesn’t even begin to cover it…
”'Made me laugh, wince, shudder and shed a tear!” - SOPHIE KINSELLA
”'Revolutionary … Both funny and unflinching” - ELIZABETH DAY, Daily Telegraph
”'As sharp and witty as ever … hugely enjoyable” - Daily Mail
”'How Hard Can It Be? is that rare thing: a sequel that matches and even surpasses the original” - Daily Telegraph
”'Once again, countless women will recognise themselves … Pearson has a gift” - The Times
”'Filled with smart insights into ageing parents, female friendships, tricky family dynamics and failing marriages … Kate makes good company” - New York Times
”'Ms. Pearson writes with great wit and verve” - Wall Street Journal
”'Pearson features menopause as nearly its own character in this laugh-out-loud yet all too realistic romp through midlife concerns about aging, sexual appeal, careers for older employees, and family care issues. Spot on” - Library Journal, Starred Review
”'Brilliantly well observed” - INDIA KNIGHT
”'Written with a light touch and verve … Pearson makes a sharp point about the lack of value and status that society places on the onerous job of a stay at home mother … in these pages, there is a raw honesty” - Financial Times
”'Sparkling, funny and poignant, this is a triumphant return for Pearson and hopefully not the last we will hear of Kate” - Daily Express
”'It is this relatable quality of Pearson’s story, along with laugh-out-loud zingers on nearly every page, that makes this sequel shine. How Hard Can It Be? is witty, current and a good reminder that age can be a trump card, even if you need reading glasses to see the deck” - Washington Post
”'Few sequels beat the original, but How Hard Can It Be? does so hands down … zesty, razor-sharp and hilarious. It’s full of such quotable casual profundity on the female condition I couldn't read it without a pencil to underline the abundance of great lines. Get ready for Kate!” - TINA BROWN, magazine editor and bestselling author
”'Funny, heart-breaking, wise and delightful” - SOPHIE HANNAH