Meet Brittany Blum, a mother of three living far from home
who is certain she’d nail life in the desert if she could:

a. Lose the Dubai stone

b. Set parental controls on her kids’ devices

c. Only valet park when absolutely essential

d. Figure out what to do with herself now she’s followed her husband to larger-than-life Dubai and lost him to another woman

At the start of the year, Brittany decides it’s time to get back on her feet. As she struggles through the ups and downs of her newly single life in the sandpit and tries to shrug off the ‘trailing spouse’ label she hated anyway, she turns for support to four very different expat friends: Adrianne, Natasha, her first ‘ex’ and a bottle of Prosecco.

Welcome to Brittany’s first diary: a year of trail-blazing – with the occasional crash and burn – rediscovery.

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Louisa Bowen receives the news every pilot’s wife fears but never expects: her husband’s plane has vanished, beyond radar and with no mayday call.

Her sister Ginnie swoops in to support her, but when Captain Bowen is accused of sabotaging the flight, her only sibling is strangely unsurprised.

Twenty-four seven news plunges Louisa into the media spotlight as speculation grows that the life her and Carl shared in a comfortable London suburb was based on secrets and lies.

The authorities call time after a week of trawling the Atlantic for the missing jet. The search will go on, Louisa is told, but they’re not looking for survivors anymore. It’s a hunt for the truth.

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CUPCAKES & HEELS: I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT ABROAD

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Workaholic mum Julie Wainscote becomes an overnight Twitter sensation when her live TV gaffe goes viral. Fired from her job, she takes up the challenge of becoming a stay-at-home mum to her son, Jacob. But when she realises the school run is a catwalk, the coffee mornings involve competitive catering and the class bear has been to Lapland, she has to admit the adjustment required may be beyond her.

Does she have what it takes to join Dubai’s ranks of immaculately groomed school mothers?

Cupcakes & Heels is a delightfully funny short story about the dilemmas facing mothers the world over.

PRAISE FOR CUPCAKES & HEELS: “An uplifting and candid story about one of the most difficult decisions any mother has to make. A truly funny, insightful and beautifully written slice of parenting life.” –Amazon reviewer

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CIRCLES IN THE SAND: STORIES ABOUT LIFE IN THE BIG D

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Must Love Sand … Travel with Kids: The Bad and the Worse … Ever just popped into IKEA?

In this collection of short stories, you’ll meet all sorts of characters straight out of daily life in Dubai. Helicopter Mum. The Atlantis Tooth Fairy. Shopaholic Katie, who disappears down the Karama rabbit hole while buying handbags, and estate agent Mandi, a British expat locked up in Bur Dubai police station.

There’s also school teacher Hilary – will she get to keep the Range Rover gifted to her by the royal family? Little Amir, a historical character who wants nothing more than to do his first, dangerous pearl dive. And overworked Marcie, whose husband gets overexcited at the Expo 2020 and swaps their housemaid for a robot.

Also included is the popular story Cupcakes & Heels.

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