This book would appeal to anyone who enjoys light fiction with romance. I read it on holiday and had a few laugh-out-loud moments. I enjoyed the family dynamics but found the man problems and solutions very predictable. A light hearted non - challenging read.

This is a light and entertaining read set in both a rural and urban environment, but how I wished that it had a little more depth to the story. Acting on David's dream, Molly moved to a farm, but David has died, leaving Molly in a precarious situation. As a widow and single mother, she now has to raise their children, Lucy, Minna and Nico, on her own. On top of all that, she has the responsibilities of running the farm. Her dire financial straits lead to her coming up with a variety of ways of raising money whilst trying desperately to keep her creditors at bay. Matters look doomed until, out of the blue, an inheritance comes to light. With regards to Molly's personal life, there are complications in the shape of three men. Will Molly succeed in forging a new life for herself? The characterisation in the novel is a trifle on the weak side, and her children leave plenty to be desired. However, there is plenty of humour and comic touches. I would recommend this book to those looking for a pure light entertainment and escapist fare. Many thanks to Penguin Michael Joseph for an ARC.

About Last Night is a heart-warming tale of Molly and her children who have moved to the countryside to start a new life, however they have a real struggle because the father David dies and leaves them to cope alone.
The story starts a few years later and you see how they are coping now but then the previous story is told to show how she has got where she has. The book carries you along with seriously funny writing that makes you laugh out-loud. It is very typical of all Catherine Alliot books and is as good as any her previous ones.
From fighting with the local vet to re-entering the dating scene in London, you are introduced to many great characters and are left with wonderful resolution.
Highly recommended as a perfect beach holiday read.

This was my first book by Catherine Alliott, and whilst I enjoyed reading it - in some places I found it a bit hard to get into. The storyline was interesting and easy to read but as I say in some parts it wasn't as enjoyable.

The story follows Molly and her family after a death hits the family. Molly is struggling to keep the family going steady with all the bill payments and just usual family commitments. However, this is when Molly realises that she has received some inheritance from a family member.

There were funny moments throughout the book but unfortunately I just don't think that this book was for me. The characters didn't gel too well together but I would still recommend it if you are interested in novels that are an easy read.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Penguin UK for a copy of this book in return of an honest review.

I found this book very formulaic. As soon as the 'heto' was introduced, the story more or less wrote itself. I found myself raging furiously with her ghastly childre who seemed selfish to a totally extreme state. I also really dislike books that require me to believe that all heros are gorgeous, all heroines, beautiful and have- and I quote - "e cup' breasts!! Needing to know the names of designers and fashionable hairdressers etc before I can follow the book seems shallow in the extreme. Chick lit at its worst. Perhaps I was just grumpy because I wasn't reaping this on a sunbed, somewhere on the Med?!

This is a smashing story! Molly is a widow with three grown-up children, one of whom, Lucy, has left home and lives in a tiny basement flat in London, and owns and runs a flower shop. Molly has a farm in Herefordshire and breeds sheep, but has several other small businesses because the family home is a money pit, there is always an expensive repair to be done. Molly is exhausted, keeping the farm going is hard work, she is always broke,working out which bills she can pay and which can wait. and on a personal basis is quite lonely. Her two children still at home, Minna and Nick are typical, quite selfish teenagers, and both plan to live in London to go to university.

There are many hysterically funny incidents in the book which make you laugh out loud, attempting to bury a favourite dead sheep is one such. Molly is being totally unreasonable when she decides to do this, but she is upset, angry, frustrated and not in a mood to be dictated to. You can easily empathise with her, I expect all of us have done something stupid when our emotions are mixed up, refusing to give in to sense, just because! There are moments of great sadness too, and I admire an author who can make the reader laugh out loud and a few pages later almost cry, or get boiling mad because you can see that Molly is being conned by an expert. Some of the interraction between Molly and her children is really funny, makes you wonder at what age role reversal clicks in, the children and their mother swapping places in the 'needs to be looked after' contest.

All in all a deeply satisfying read, and I will look out for Catherine Alliott again?

Unfortunately I was unable to finish this book as it did not hold my attention at all. Faintly irritating characters and I found the story quite tedious. Apologies - not my usual genre and a bit tame for my liking.

What a great read the book centres on Molly and her children and many animals. Molly is barely keeping her head above water running her farm and all her side businesses trying to make money when it looks like all her prayers have been answered and a sizeable inheritance could help her out. But is everything as it seems when suave Felix turns up flattering Molly. The local vet Paddy is a thorn in her side constantly being rude and belittling her farming efforts. A great read that leaves you rooting for Molly to do the right thing.

This was a nice, easy read. It took me a quarter of the book to get into it but once I did, I fully enjoyed it. I would definitely look to read other Catherine Alliott books in the future.

An easy read, with unusual twists and turns in the relationships of the main character, Molly. However, she ended up with the right guy in the end - happy ever after - a fun summer read.

I haven't read a book by Catherine Alliott for ages and I really enjoyed this one. Molly is barely holding it together in rural Herefordshire. She has bills mounting up, three children to care for as well as a selection of farm animals to upkeep. It has been her husband David's dream to leave London and live in rural bliss. But David has been dead for five years and Molly is at breaking point. Her mother saves the day with the news that David's rather wealthy uncle has died and with no other family, Molly can claim the lot, it is an answer to her prayers. The inheritance, including a beautiful house in Kensington could not have come at a better time but Molly starts to question whether she wants to go back to her old life or is she actually happy where she is? Throw in a dashing art dealer, a disgruntled but kind vet and Molly certainly has her hands full.
I was after a light and entertaining read when I chose this book and it was perfect. There were some aspects of Molly's character that I didn't like but it didn't put me off and I still wanted to her to make the right decision and be happy. The interactions between her and her three children, Lucy, Minna and Nico were brilliant and brought a lot of humour to the book. Molly is trying to be balance being a responsible mother whilst also finding some happiness for herself.
My favourite character in the book was Paddy, the vet; Molly just views him as a disgruntled, grumpy, judgemental man until her shows his true colours and comes to her rescue on more than one occasion.
The contrast between London and Herefordshire was very entertaining and it was very easy to see why Molly was so torn between the two. As we discover David's real reason for wanting to move out of London, it becomes obvious why Molly my have reservations about going back.
About Last Night is a funny, touching and enjoyable read. If you are looking to escape for a while then Molly's chaotic life would provide the perfect distraction.

I absolutely loved this book, it was a very well written story with some great twists and turns and a couple of scenes that were so hilarious I had to explain why I was laughing so much. I would love to read more by this author.

A gentle, enjoyable read - not going to set your heart racing but a little escapism never hurt anyone!

A very amusing book, full of fun characters and written in the author's inimitable style.

This was a delightful story with some really go0od characters. It ran the whole gamut of human experience in a very enjoyable way. Great descriptive writing and a lovely conclusion. Thoroughly enjoyable read.

A great story with well written characters, parts of this book had me laughing out loud. I will definitely be reading more by Catherine Alliott in the future.

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This book was hugely enjoyable, it was a little slow going initially but by the end it couldn't have been more fantastic. It was like a more hopeful, funnier, less cringey Bridget Jones story. The dialogue was insanely amusing.

Molly is a widow, has been for five years, and she has just stepped into a potentially huge inheritance. Cuthbert's inheritance, Cuthbert being the recently deceased uncle of her late husband. A relative she had little knowledge of - could she take his estate? How would this affect her life, could she possibly pursue her own dreams?

This story is quite the adventure and with Molly almost constantly making a spectacle of herself, it is definitely funny. There was one heart-breaking moment that had me questioning Molly's morality, but aside from that my sympathies were all for Molly. Her family was equally hilarious: an interfering fortune telling mother, and then bossy, judging, children. Their relationship struggles or just their struggles at managing their lives distracted from their mother in some instances. I liked this as it made romance less of an integral theme. There were indeed some more serious moments, feelings of sadness, looking back on old and lost loves, feelings of nostalgia and guilt. But, all in all, it was a light funny read.

Molly was an unwitting victim, she made mistakes but ultimately, she was taken advantage of. I loved the revelations, enough to keep Molly reeling and anyone's head spinning.

This book quickly became a favourite, I have brought a copy of A Married Man by Catherine Alliot, because I enjoyed this book so much. The ending was perfect.

I received this book through NetGalley.

This was a really good read, thoroughly enjoyed it. Really sorry to finish it! Thought the characters were well drawn and believable

Very enjoyable.

This was a really good book and nice light reading. I loved it. It’s about a family who have swapped city life for country life. It’s now five years after the death of her husband and she's still struggling to make ends meet, it looks like she'll have to sell their small farm/smallholding. Their dream.

I found this very enjoyable. It has real life issues yet is balanced with some humour, including a quirky mum character too, something a bit different. A cosy, village family tale.

It has everything: A few chuckles and more serious ups and downs. A realistic village life saga. Very enjoyable, cosy reading to curl up with.

This was the first book by Catherine Alliott that I have read and so I had no expectations what so ever!

I found this book to be very slow to get going and so it made it difficult for me to fully get into the story. In saying that it is a very well written book and would not put me off reading something from this author in the future.

Even though I felt that sorry for the main character to begin with i found as the story progressed that she was quite irritating to me and found her somewhat frustrating.

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.