Translated into 22 languages, it was an instant international bestseller, Sunday Times top five bestseller, and kindle number 1 bestseller. Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan is an emotional and traumatic look at motherhood. Liz is a doctor. Jess is a stay at home mother, with a new baby as well as two older boys, and Liz sees her as the perfect, calm, in control parent. Married with two children, she lives just outside Cambridge, and is currently working on her fifth novel.This is a book that throws up many moral and ethical dilemmas, not least of which is what do you do if you don’t trust your friend and you have to make a difficult decision to either believe her or follow procedure? It has been optioned for television and shortlisted for awards in the UK, Sweden and France.I enjoyed the unexpected parallels that the author drew between Liz’s childhood and Jess’s situation and I thought the plotting was tight. Today I'm sharing my thoughts on Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan. By Kindle Customer on 15-06-20 Three Perfect Liars; By: Heidi Perks ... my expectations of Sarah Vaughan’s latest novel were high, and I’m delighted to report ‘Little Disasters’ is confidently its equal yet very different, and confirms Vaughan as an author not to miss. It’s a great read.I’m so pleased to be sharing my thoughts about Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan today. Here's what it's all about: Source: Netgalley About the Book A mother in crisisA doctor’s dutyWhat is the truth about that night?Liz… There were plenty of moments where I was empathising with Jess in particular. I’m a big fan of this author! It is not always the easiest story to read with some parts coming rather close to home. Once you pick it up you will want to keep reading so be warned. She’s worked hard, but as happens to many women, having children has slowed her career prospects down and given her severe mummy guilt. You think you have the perfect family. I love Sarah Vaughan’s books so Little Disasters was a must read for me.
She’s worked hard, but as happens to many women, having children has slowed her career prospects down and given her severe mummy guilt. Once you pick it up you will want to keep reading so be warned. It is not always the easiest story to read with some parts coming rather close to home. Where do your loyalties lie?Get the latest posts delivered to your mailbox:I found myself clenching my teeth a lot in a kind of ‘eek’ expression whilst I was reading. The author looks at mental health and anxiety in mothers from all angles and treats the subject respectfully. But when Jess takes her baby daughter to hospital with an injury that is hard to explain, Liz starts to see beyond her perfect façade, and begins to question what’s lurking beneath.Anatomy of a Scandal, Sarah Vaughan’s 3rd novel and her first courtroom drama/psychological thriller, combines her experiences as a news reporter and political correspondent on the Guardian with her time as a student reading English at Oxford. The author looks at mental health and anxiety in mothers from all angles and treats the subject respectfully. It’s more of a thoughtful and intelligent read, one that puts not only the characters, but also the reader, in a quandary.In doing so you are consenting to this website storing your personal information, none of which will be shared with any third parties.Dark thoughts and carefully guarded secrets surface – and Liz is left questioning everything she thought she knew about her friend, and about herself.