Motherfaker
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- ISBN 9781035089291
- Weight: 488g
- Dimensions: 157 x 236mm
- Publication Date: 26 Feb 2026
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR A YEAR OFF WORK . . . ?
'The comedy gold standard' – Stylist
'This book will make you guffaw out loud' – Prima
'It’s one that’s sure to have you laughing and crying in equal measures' – Express
Meet Barri Brown. Respected teacher. Upstanding citizen of Guernsey. Down for a bit of law-breaking . . .
Barri has spent years slaving away as a teacher and covering for colleagues with kids. When her husband vanishes – along with her savings – it’s the final straw. And so, she hatches a wild plan: fake a pregnancy and use the paid maternity leave to start over somewhere new.
With seven foam bumps, a wardrobe full of smock dresses and a great pregnancy heist underway, all Barri has to do is blag it until she can disappear for good – without getting caught and being sent to prison for fraud. How hard could it be?
On a small island like Guernsey, it’s a motherfaking nightmare. And to make matters worse, when Barri’s fake pregnancy forces her to make genuine connections with people for the first time in years, she begins to understand the true cost of her deception . . .
Will she really get away with telling the mother of all lies?
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PRAISE FOR MOTHERFAKER
'A bold, brilliant and bonkers caper’ – ALEXANDRA POTTER
'Brilliantly original and hilariously executed' – ROSIE WALSH
'A very clever novel' – Belfast Telegraph
'Funny, moving, relatable and keeps you on the edge of your seat' – LIBBY PAGE
'I raced through it' – Daily Mail
'I couldn’t put this down! Hilarious, surprising, and sneakily tender' – NATALIE SUE
'A crazy, screwball comedy with real heart and soul' – SARAH HAYWOOD
READERS LOVE MOTHERFAKER
'A rare mix of laugh out loud funny, moving and compelling'
'Clever, tender, and impossible to put down – an absolute joy from start to finish'
'Funny, emotional, heart wrenching and action packed, with an idyllic Guernsey location'
'Hilarious, touching, emotional, infuriating and a bit bonkers'
'A fantastic debut that I just wanted to keep reading!'
Anna Brook-Mitchell is a BAFTA Rocliffe Comedy-winning writer, actor and filmmaker. Her BBC Comedy Short Film, Man Eater – written with her screenwriting partner, Angela Nesi – aired on BBC Three in 2023 and was selected for BFI London Film Festival and Raindance.
Anna lives in South East London. When she’s not writing, she enjoys swimming, watching sport and playing the trumpet (badly) in an orchestra. Motherfaker is her debut novel.
