Holly Banks Full of Angst (Village of Primm Book 1)
Holly Banks Full of Angst (Village of Primm Book 1)
A laugh-out-loud debut novel for anyone who’s tried to live the perfect life—and learned the hard way there’s no such thing.
Holly Banks could not have made a worse first impression on the seemingly perfect moms in her new affluent community, the Village of Primm. Turns out wearing pink piggy pajama bottoms while dropping off her kindergartener late to the first day of school wasn’t her best look.
Not to mention Holly’s worried her husband may be having an affair, she can’t get her daughter to stop sucking her thumb, her hard-won film degree is collecting dust, and to top it all off, the power-hungry PTA president clearly has it in for her…
To make matters even worse, Holly’s natural eye for drama lands her smack-dab in the middle of a neighborhood mystery—right as her own crazy mother shows up in Primm “to help.” Through it all, Holly begins to realize her neighbors may be just as flawed as—and even wackier than—she is, leaving her to wonder: Is there such a thing as a perfect mom?
From the Editor
I’m the kind of crotchety person who simultaneously understands that it’s not (always) the parents’ fault and sometimes not even (always) the kids’ fault when the back of my seat on an airplane is kicked repeatedly, and yet I still can’t help but throw passive-aggressive glances over my shoulder. I get it! I don’t like flying either—but especially not when I’m being pummeled by tiny, lead-like feet.
Now meet that frazzled mother who’s trying to keep her child from kicking the stranger’s seat and receiving death glares despite doing the best she can: enter Holly Banks. Holly Banks has just moved to a new affluent neighborhood, the Village of Primm, and is doing her best to keep up with the other Pinterest-perfect moms while unpacking her tiny house that has no storage of which to speak, and sending her daughter off to kindergarten while trying to get her to stop sucking her thumb. Then add a feisty PTA president who is clearly out to get her, a husband who is constantly working and might be having an affair, an eccentric mother whose attempts to help always seem to make things worse, a neighborhood mystery, and a film contest that’s tempting her out of career retirement, and Holly is in way over her head. And yet somehow, through all of the stress and—you guessed it—angst that Holly experiences over her first week in Primm, her signature humor and wit shine through to help her come out the other side (relatively) unscathed.
Chock-full of laugh-out-loud moments and a cast of quirky characters you’ll fall in love with, Holly Banks Full of Angst is certain to charm even the grumpiest of readers (a.k.a. me). Perfect for fans of Maria Semple, Laurie Gelman, and Bunmi Laditan, whether you are a frazzled parent or a cranky childless traveler, this is one debut you simply won’t want to miss.
Now meet that frazzled mother who’s trying to keep her child from kicking the stranger’s seat and receiving death glares despite doing the best she can: enter Holly Banks. Holly Banks has just moved to a new affluent neighborhood, the Village of Primm, and is doing her best to keep up with the other Pinterest-perfect moms while unpacking her tiny house that has no storage of which to speak, and sending her daughter off to kindergarten while trying to get her to stop sucking her thumb. Then add a feisty PTA president who is clearly out to get her, a husband who is constantly working and might be having an affair, an eccentric mother whose attempts to help always seem to make things worse, a neighborhood mystery, and a film contest that’s tempting her out of career retirement, and Holly is in way over her head. And yet somehow, through all of the stress and—you guessed it—angst that Holly experiences over her first week in Primm, her signature humor and wit shine through to help her come out the other side (relatively) unscathed.
Chock-full of laugh-out-loud moments and a cast of quirky characters you’ll fall in love with, Holly Banks Full of Angst is certain to charm even the grumpiest of readers (a.k.a. me). Perfect for fans of Maria Semple, Laurie Gelman, and Bunmi Laditan, whether you are a frazzled parent or a cranky childless traveler, this is one debut you simply won’t want to miss.
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