On The Up (The perfect read for parents) - Alice O'keeffe

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Funny and well observed, this timely novel explores the isolation of new motherhood OKeeffe examines themes of class, race, privilege and gender with a deft touch which will speak loudly to a certain generation. I loved this book. CLOVER STROUD, AUTHOR OF MY WILD AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTSA warm-hearted and entertaining debut HANNAH BECKERMAN, OBSERVERA poignant tale of modern family life WOMAN & HOMEOn the Up is a gem of a novel that holds up a mirror to the way we live now. REDFunny and compassionate NEW STATESMANFunny and real, this is a blast of fresh air. FABULOUSAn uplifting debut. HELLOI love the way this book makes the domestic political, and vice versa POLLY SAMSONAn intimate exploration of womanhood and the idea of home and belonging. Funny, melancholic, and full of warmth XIAOLU GUO [Alice writes] really well about the frustrations of not having much money in a culture that is geared towards those that have it all. Its not a topic we see a lot of in contemporary fiction and I found it very refreshing to see it tackled here. LAURA BARNETT author of The Versions of UsI love this book. Funny, heart-felt and poignant. It reflects perfectly the experiences of a generation that doesnt ever seem to have as much time, or money, as our parents had. TOBIAS JONESan uplifting book about persevering through the tough times ... an amazing debut. YAHOOBy reading Style magazine, I was training myself not to want things. It was going quite well. I had already found that I did not want a pair of Yves Saint Laurent mules, a chandelier made from plastic antlers, or a diamond-encrusted necklace in the shape of a pineapple. I was still working on not wanting a fitted farmhouse kitchen in warm wood. Sylvia lives in a flat on a council estate with her not-quite-husband Obe and their two young children. She dreams of buying a house on a leafy street like the one she grew up in. If she closes her eyes, she can see it all so clearly: the stripped floorboards, the wisteria growing around the door...Its not ideal that shes about to be made redundant, or that Obe, a playworker, is never going to earn more than the minimum wage. As sleep deprivation sets in, and the RnB downstairs gets ever louder, Sylvias life starts to unravel.But when the estate is earmarked for redevelopment, the threat to her community gives Sylvia a renewed sense of purpose. With a bit of help from her activist sister, and her film-maker friend Frankie, shes ready to take a stand for what she believes in.Warm, witty and brilliantly observed, On the Up is about relationships and community, finding a way through the tough times, and figuring out whats really worth fighting for., ,