{"product_id":"natural-disaster","title":"Natural Disaster","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349020242\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (UK)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e'Hilarious, brilliant, utterly exhilarating'\u003cb\u003e MONICA ALI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Sharply observed and deeply relatable comedy' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN, 70 brilliant books for the summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Funny, sad, tender and perfectly observed'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Fantastic' \u003cb\u003eJESSIE BURTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Hilarious ... brilliantly sharp' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRED MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A joy' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e, BOOK OF THE MONTH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An extremely funny book that's both perceptive and propulsive' \u003cb\u003eADAM KAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor weeks, she has been saying it will be their special day. One last, perfect day with her children before she returns to work after maternity leave. What's the worst that can happen?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfolding across 24 hours, \u003ci\u003eNatural Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about the absurd, frustrating, hilarious, precarious, bittersweet, sometimes astonishing challenge - literal, existential - of being a woman, a mother, a wife, a person for one single, entire day.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Funny, sharp unputdownable' \u003cb\u003eNINA STIBBE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Both sobering and celebratory, this novel is a powerful addition to the literature of surviving procreation' \u003cb\u003eDIANA EVANS, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE DAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I did not give Lisa Owens permission to look inside my very soul but she seems to have done it anyway. Smart, wise and real' \u003cb\u003eCLAIRE LYNCH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Captures the absurdity, tenderness and frazzle of modern motherhood with acute, painfully recognisable humour' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eiPaper\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books for June\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I absolutely loved it' \u003cb\u003eLUCY DIAMOND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Spiky wit and unsentimental pathos ... I laughed out loud' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAILY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41860205346949,"sku":"PR434861","price":37.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TTGBDNJVM71J.jpg?v=1789118273","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/natural-disaster","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}