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Hardback. Condition: New. HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR A YEAR OFF WORK . . . ?'The comedy gold standard' - Stylist'This book will make you guffaw out loud' - Prima'It's one that's sure to have you laughing and crying in equal measures' - ExpressMeet Barri Brown. Respected teacher. Upstanding citizen of Guernsey. Down for a bit of law-breaking . . .Barri has spent years slaving away as a teacher and covering for colleagues with kids. When her husband vanishes - along with her savings - it's the final straw. And so, she hatches a wild plan: fake a pregnancy and use the paid maternity leave to start over somewhere new.With seven foam bumps, a wardrobe full of smock dresses and a great pregnancy heist underway, all Barri has to do is blag it until she can disappear for good - without getting caught and being sent to prison for fraud. How hard could it be?On a small island like Guernsey, it's a motherfaking nightmare. And to make matters worse, when Barri's fake pregnancy forces her to make genuine connections with people for the first time in years, she begins to understand the true cost of her deception . . .Will she really get away with telling the mother of all lies?__PRAISE FOR MOTHERFAKER'A bold, brilliant and bonkers caper' - ALEXANDRA POTTER'Brilliantly original and hilariously executed' - ROSIE WALSH'A very clever novel' - Belfast Telegraph'Funny, moving, relatable and keeps you on the edge of your seat' - LIBBY PAGE'I raced through it' - Daily Mail'I couldn't put this down! Hilarious, surprising, and sneakily tender' - NATALIE SUE'A crazy, screwball comedy with real heart and soul' - SARAH HAYWOODREADERS LOVE MOTHERFAKER'A rare mix of laugh out loud funny, moving and compelling''Clever, tender, and impossible to put down - an absolute joy from start to finish''Funny, emotional, heart wrenching and action packed, with an idyllic Guernsey location''Hilarious, touching, emotional, infuriating and a bit bonkers''A fantastic debut that I just wanted to keep reading!'.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Rebel-in-a-smock-dress Barri Brown has spent years slaving away as an English teacher in Guernsey, covering for colleagues with kids and barely tolerating the unhygienic staffroom etiquette. With a distant family and a husband who has just vanished along with her life savings, Barri dreams of escape.Her wild plan? Pretend she's having a baby and use the paid year off work to start over somewhere new. And so Barri tells the school she's pregnant, orders seven bumps on the internet and sets the wheels in motion for her great pregnancy heist.All she has to do is blag it until she can disappear for good, without getting caught and being sent to prison for fraud. How hard could it be?On a small island like Guernsey: nightmarish. Especially when her student, fifteen-year-old irredeemable troublemaker Callum, discovers her secret. To make matters worse, Barri's fake pregnancy forces her to make genuine connections with friends and family for the first time in years and she begins to understand the true cost of her deception.It turns out scamming your way to a better life is harder when you start liking the life you're supposed to escape from . . . A happily childfree-by-choice teacher decides to fake a pregnancy to get a year off work. Pulling off this immaculate misconception should be easy enough, right? Wrong . . . Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Rebel-in-a-smock-dress Barri Brown has spent years slaving away as an English teacher in Guernsey, covering for colleagues with kids and barely tolerating the unhygienic staffroom etiquette. With a distant family and a husband who has just vanished along with her life savings, Barri dreams of escape.Her wild plan? Pretend she's having a baby and use the paid year off work to start over somewhere new. And so Barri tells the school she's pregnant, orders seven bumps on the internet and sets the wheels in motion for her great pregnancy heist.All she has to do is blag it until she can disappear for good, without getting caught and being sent to prison for fraud. How hard could it be?On a small island like Guernsey: nightmarish. Especially when her student, fifteen-year-old irredeemable troublemaker Callum, discovers her secret. To make matters worse, Barri's fake pregnancy forces her to make genuine connections with friends and family for the first time in years and she begins to understand the true cost of her deception.It turns out scamming your way to a better life is harder when you start liking the life you're supposed to escape from . . . A happily childfree-by-choice teacher decides to fake a pregnancy to get a year off work. Pulling off this immaculate misconception should be easy enough, right? Wrong . . . Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR A YEAR OFF WORK . . . ? 'The comedy gold standard' Stylist 'This book will make you guffaw out loud' Prima 'Its one thats sure to have you laughing and crying in equal measures' Express Meet Barri Brown. Respected teacher. Upstanding citizen of Guernsey. Down for a bit of law-breaking . . . Barri has spent years slaving away as a teacher and covering for colleagues with kids. When her husband vanishes along with her savings its the final straw. And so, she hatches a wild plan: fake a pregnancy and use the paid maternity leave to start over somewhere new. With seven foam bumps, a wardrobe full of smock dresses and a great pregnancy heist underway, all Barri has to do is blag it until she can disappear for good without getting caught and being sent to prison for fraud. How hard could it be? On a small island like Guernsey, its a motherfaking nightmare. And to make matters worse, when Barris fake pregnancy forces her to make genuine connections with people for the first time in years, she begins to understand the true cost of her deception . . . Will she really get away with telling the mother of all lies? __ PRAISE FOR MOTHERFAKER 'A bold, brilliant and bonkers caper ALEXANDRA POTTER 'Brilliantly original and hilariously executed' ROSIE WALSH 'A very clever novel' Belfast Telegraph 'Funny, moving, relatable and keeps you on the edge of your seat' LIBBY PAGE 'I raced through it' Daily Mail 'I couldnt put this down! Hilarious, surprising, and sneakily tender' NATALIE SUE 'A crazy, screwball comedy with real heart and soul' SARAH HAYWOOD READERS LOVE MOTHERFAKER 'A rare mix of laugh out loud funny, moving and compelling' 'Clever, tender, and impossible to put down an absolute joy from start to finish' 'Funny, emotional, heart wrenching and action packed, with an idyllic Guernsey location' 'Hilarious, touching, emotional, infuriating and a bit bonkers' 'A fantastic debut that I just wanted to keep reading!'. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR A YEAR OFF WORK . . . ? 'The comedy gold standard' Stylist 'This book will make you guffaw out loud' Prima 'Its one thats sure to have you laughing and crying in equal measures' Express Meet Barri Brown. Respected teacher. Upstanding citizen of Guernsey. Down for a bit of law-breaking . . . Barri has spent years slaving away as a teacher and covering for colleagues with kids. When her husband vanishes along with her savings its the final straw. And so, she hatches a wild plan: fake a pregnancy and use the paid maternity leave to start over somewhere new. With seven foam bumps, a wardrobe full of smock dresses and a great pregnancy heist underway, all Barri has to do is blag it until she can disappear for good without getting caught and being sent to prison for fraud. How hard could it be? On a small island like Guernsey, its a motherfaking nightmare. And to make matters worse, when Barris fake pregnancy forces her to make genuine connections with people for the first time in years, she begins to understand the true cost of her deception . . . Will she really get away with telling the mother of all lies? __ PRAISE FOR MOTHERFAKER 'A bold, brilliant and bonkers caper ALEXANDRA POTTER 'Brilliantly original and hilariously executed' ROSIE WALSH 'A very clever novel' Belfast Telegraph 'Funny, moving, relatable and keeps you on the edge of your seat' LIBBY PAGE 'I raced through it' Daily Mail 'I couldnt put this down! Hilarious, surprising, and sneakily tender' NATALIE SUE 'A crazy, screwball comedy with real heart and soul' SARAH HAYWOOD READERS LOVE MOTHERFAKER 'A rare mix of laugh out loud funny, moving and compelling' 'Clever, tender, and impossible to put down an absolute joy from start to finish' 'Funny, emotional, heart wrenching and action packed, with an idyllic Guernsey location' 'Hilarious, touching, emotional, infuriating and a bit bonkers' 'A fantastic debut that I just wanted to keep reading!'.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware 400 pp. Englisch.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Rebel-in-a-smock-dress Barri Brown has spent years slaving away as an English teacher in Guernsey, covering for colleagues with kids and barely tolerating the unhygienic staffroom etiquette. With a distant family and a husband who has just vanished along with her life savings, Barri dreams of escape.Her wild plan? Pretend she's having a baby and use the paid year off work to start over somewhere new. And so Barri tells the school she's pregnant, orders seven bumps on the internet and sets the wheels in motion for her great pregnancy heist.All she has to do is blag it until she can disappear for good, without getting caught and being sent to prison for fraud. How hard could it be?On a small island like Guernsey: nightmarish. Especially when her student, fifteen-year-old irredeemable troublemaker Callum, discovers her secret. To make matters worse, Barri's fake pregnancy forces her to make genuine connections with friends and family for the first time in years and she begins to understand the true cost of her deception.It turns out scamming your way to a better life is harder when you start liking the life you're supposed to escape from . . . A happily childfree-by-choice teacher decides to fake a pregnancy to get a year off work. Pulling off this immaculate misconception should be easy enough, right? Wrong . . . Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Rebel-in-a-smock-dress Barri Brown has spent years slaving away as an English teacher in Guernsey, covering for colleagues with kids and barely tolerating the unhygienic staffroom etiquette. With a distant family and a husband who has just vanished along with her life savings, Barri dreams of escape.Her wild plan? Pretend she's having a baby and use the paid year off work to start over somewhere new. And so Barri tells the school she's pregnant, orders seven bumps on the internet and sets the wheels in motion for her great pregnancy heist.All she has to do is blag it until she can disappear for good, without getting caught and being sent to prison for fraud. How hard could it be?On a small island like Guernsey: nightmarish. Especially when her student, fifteen-year-old irredeemable troublemaker Callum, discovers her secret. To make matters worse, Barri's fake pregnancy forces her to make genuine connections with friends and family for the first time in years and she begins to understand the true cost of her deception.It turns out scamming your way to a better life is harder when you start liking the life you're supposed to escape from . . . A happily childfree-by-choice teacher decides to fake a pregnancy to get a year off work. Pulling off this immaculate misconception should be easy enough, right? Wrong . . . Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Rebel-in-a-smock-dress Barri Brown has spent years slaving away as an English teacher in Guernsey, covering for colleagues with kids and barely tolerating the unhygienic staffroom etiquette. With a distant family and a husband who has just vanished along with her life savings, Barri dreams of escape.Her wild plan? Pretend she's having a baby and use the paid year off work to start over somewhere new. And so Barri tells the school she's pregnant, orders seven bumps on the internet and sets the wheels in motion for her great pregnancy heist.All she has to do is blag it until she can disappear for good, without getting caught and being sent to prison for fraud. How hard could it be?On a small island like Guernsey: nightmarish. Especially when her student, fifteen-year-old irredeemable troublemaker Callum, discovers her secret. To make matters worse, Barri's fake pregnancy forces her to make genuine connections with friends and family for the first time in years and she begins to understand the true cost of her deception.It turns out scamming your way to a better life is harder when you start liking the life you're supposed to escape from . . . A happily childfree-by-choice teacher decides to fake a pregnancy to get a year off work. Pulling off this immaculate misconception should be easy enough, right? Wrong . . . Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Rebel-in-a-smock-dress Barri Brown has spent years slaving away as an English teacher in Guernsey, covering for colleagues with kids and barely tolerating the unhygienic staffroom etiquette. With a distant family and a husband who has just vanished along with her life savings, Barri dreams of escape.Her wild plan? Pretend she's having a baby and use the paid year off work to start over somewhere new. And so Barri tells the school she's pregnant, orders seven bumps on the internet and sets the wheels in motion for her great pregnancy heist.All she has to do is blag it until she can disappear for good, without getting caught and being sent to prison for fraud. How hard could it be?On a small island like Guernsey: nightmarish. Especially when her student, fifteen-year-old irredeemable troublemaker Callum, discovers her secret. To make matters worse, Barri's fake pregnancy forces her to make genuine connections with friends and family for the first time in years and she begins to understand the true cost of her deception.It turns out scamming your way to a better life is harder when you start liking the life you're supposed to escape from . . . A happily childfree-by-choice teacher decides to fake a pregnancy to get a year off work. Pulling off this immaculate misconception should be easy enough, right? Wrong . . . Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.