Don't Talk to Me or My Son Ever Again

A laugh-out-loud funny and deeply relatable story of modern motherhood, love, ambition and friendship.

Meg has just had a baby, and life is good. She has a loving partner, an apartment in Melbourne’s inner-north, and a beautiful baby boy. But when Meg meets her former writing school nemesis, Stella, at their local mother’s group, she is forced to confront her insecurities head-on.

Stella seems to have it all: a successful writing career, a healthy baby, and the women of the mother’s group wrapped around her finger. So what if Meg hasn’t written anything in years and now works as a receptionist at a dermatology clinic? So what if she no longer fits into her jeans and spends most of her time watching carpet-cleaning reels and re-runs of Below Deck? And so what if, despite ‘expressing’ all hours of the day, Colin seems to be losing weight at an alarming rate, and there are times she feels she might throw him out the window?

Everything’s changing for Meg: her body, her relationship, her friendships, her place in culture and society, and she’s desperately trying to keep her head above water. But Stella’s reappearance in her life might just be the thing that tips her over the edge – down into the depths of jealousy, self-doubt and sleep deprivation – and forces her to reclaim her sense of self.

‘THE MOTHERHOOD NOVEL OF OUR GENERATION.’ ELOISE GRILLS