Mammy Banter: TikTok made me buy it! The most funny Sunday Times bestselling debut novel about motherhood you’ll read this year

£9.9
FREE Shipping

Mammy Banter: TikTok made me buy it! The most funny Sunday Times bestselling debut novel about motherhood you’ll read this year

Mammy Banter: TikTok made me buy it! The most funny Sunday Times bestselling debut novel about motherhood you’ll read this year

RRP: £99
Price: £9.9
£9.9 FREE Shipping

In stock

We accept the following payment methods

Description

A very clever book that takes joy in the everyday life of Tara and her family. Her 13-year-old daughter makes her feel old and tells her she is old and out of touch so much too, it’s a very honest, raw, and real view of life as a mother alongside some great banter.

Tara is constantly pointing out other people based on looks, especially other women. She acts as if they are judging her when it is her who is judging them based on their weight, looks and if their are a woman, whether they have kids or not. And this might be the best narrated book I’ve ever listened too. Not only is it narrated by the author, Serena Terry, but it is so brilliantly acted and performed, that you can really honestly put yourself straight slap bang into the middle of the book and get swept up into the frantic life of Tara and her brood.Before the pandemic she worked for a software company and enjoyed an ordinary family life with husband Mark (36), who works in waste management and their two children, a son aged five and a 12-year-old girl.

There is of course the whole cast of Derry Girls to choose from as well and Serena is familiar with many of them, after landing a cameo role in the forthcoming series of the Channel 4 comedy. In addition to her work on TikTok and two books, Terry has made a cameo for the Channel 4 series Derry Girls as an RUC officer, [6] a public speaking session in Belfast to talk about "resilience, mental health and online trolls" [4] and a stand-up in Edinburgh. [8] Personal life [ edit ] It was a platform with a difference. It was real life stuff, nothing was airbrushed and it was fun. I fell in love with it straightaway. Tara has realized that between motherhood and her office job she has all but lost herself some where in between. Can Tara juggle, a teen, two kids under six, her husband, a full-time job and find herself ? Overall, this is one of those novels where you want to keep reading, it makes you smile, laugh, and reminisce about the good ol’ times. A definite book to make your day or week even better.But most of all, she’s going to prove to herself that she can still be a mum, still work full time, and still be Beyoncé… Within just a few days her hilarious “Mammy Banter” skits went viral and to date have been watched by millions around the world. Keen to maintain a work-life balance, Serena has even taken advice from her fictional creation Tara, in taking time out for herself and building new friendships.

I love books like this and this was no expectation. I laughed out loud at some of the antics and the things that Tara’s oldest would come out with and her oldest boy was hilarious. I had a few omg did they just say moments. I hope Serena writes more as I can’t wait to hear what happens next.Derry mum Serena Terry on her new Mammy Banter book, mental health and her plans for the future Jenny Lee chats to TikTok's Mammy Banter, otherwise known as Derry woman Serena Terry, about her new warts-and-all novel about modern motherhood, how she is keeping her social media content real and a surprise appearance in Derry Girls The ethos of Mammy Banter was to go against the grain of social media, with no product placement or air brushing."

Tara is me, she is Mammy Banter and she is a wee bit of all of us," says Serena, who also voices the accompanying audiobook. Serena Terry releases 'Mammy Banter' book: 'Tara is everyone and everyone is Tara' ". www.derryjournal.com. 2022-03-05 . Retrieved 2022-11-21. I started with voiceover videos and then I realised I could do my own accent and make it more relatable. I feel that being brutally honest and turning our challenges in day to day life and validating that through comedy is a way for everyone to realise that they're not alone in their struggles or thoughts."I will say that this book had one huge trigger warning that I wish I would have known about, and that was ageism. And when I say ageism, I mean it goes both ways. The young are down on anyone over 25, and the over 35 crowd isn't looking with a lot of love at the under 25 crowd. Funny- it took my generation a lot more years in between ages to be so snarky about each other. Then there are the two boys, Nathan (5) and Jax (2) who are everything you expect two boys of that age to be, a lot of bodily fluids, inquisitive minds and in Nathan's case an uncanny ability to repeat the most inappropriate things to his teacher at school! As a Mam of 3 children myself I can completely relate to how Serena feels although mine are very different in age, it sometimes feels like they are the same age as Serena’s children. We’ve been there as embarrassing parents to teenagers and the parents who get ‘Can I have a word please ? It’s about your son/ daughter’ conversations in the school yard. I think this is why I love reading her books and watching her videos so much as she’s entirely relatable to a ‘Normal parent’. Terry added: "Working with HarperFiction has been a dream come true for me. I have wanted to write a book since I was a young girlso getting the opportunity to do it now is a huge personal success for me. I get extreme joy from keeping people laughing through my comedy videosbut there’s only so much context you can give through short-form videos. I enjoyed the premise, as I'm a mom around the main character's age and feel the same about never making time for myself. Alot of the references I understood and made me nostalgic. It was a cute, light read. I don't think it's something I'd read again but I did get a couple laughs and some heartfelt moments from this book. It is a bit confusing with the derry/Irish words, but there is a little reference to these words at the end of the book (which I didn't notice until the end) so I just kind of read these words and didn't completely understand what it meant. I loved the premise and the main character finding to love herself more while realizing sometimes things are better as they are. Also, after I reading this I realized the Author was popular on social media. I could see her wit inside the writing so I'm sure her social media platforms are a bit funny!



  • Fruugo ID: 258392218-563234582
  • EAN: 764486781913
  • Sold by: Fruugo

Delivery & Returns

Fruugo

Address: UK
All products: Visit Fruugo Shop