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May Contain Nuts

By John O'Farrell

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| Hardcover | 9780385606080

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Alice never imagined she would end up like this, so anxious after hearing about the dangers of meteorites that she makes her children wear bike helmets in the wading pool. Her husband, David, has taught their four-year-old to list every animal represented in Prokofiev’s Peter and the WolfContinue

Alice never imagined she would end up like this, so anxious after hearing about the dangers of meteorites that she makes her children wear bike helmets in the wading pool. Her husband, David, has taught their four-year-old to list every animal represented in Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. But the more they push their children, the more things there are to worry about. It seems no amount of gluten rationing or herbal teas can improve their children’s intellectual development, and as Alice’s eldest child looks set to fail her entrance exam for the exclusive private school on which her parents have pinned all their hopes, Alice decides to take matters into her own hands. With a baseball cap pulled low over her face, Alice shuffles into a hall of two hundred kids and takes the test in place of her daughter, her first examination in twenty years. With a comic eye for detail that has sent his books to the top of the British best-seller lists, May Contain Nuts is a funny, compelling, and provocative satire of the manic world of today’s overcompetitive, overprotective families.

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    The time when our children are totally dependent on us is actually such a short phase of our lives.
    At the time you think they will need you for ever, requiring us to make The time when our children are totally dependent on us is actually such a short phase of our lives.
    At the time you th ... (continue)

    The time when our children are totally dependent on us is actually such a short phase of our lives.
    At the time you think they will need you for ever, requiring us to make The time when our children are totally dependent on us is actually such a short phase of our lives.
    At the time you think they will need you for ever, requiring us to make every decision in their young lives. Beware of overanxious parenting as it hinders your enjoyment, as seen in this satirical novel, which works so well because it is based on home truths!

    Every second of the children’s lives is run to a strict timetable with constant activities. Sadly this reflects today’s society with many parents over obsessive behaviour with regards to their children’s future. Unfortunately this method of parenting leads to stressed children.

    Hilarious look at middle class pretension, however will reading this make those pushy parents think again? Sadly I doubt they will even read it!

    May Contain Nuts is a very readable novel that will amuse all those interested in middle class snobbery and paranoid parents. every decision in their young lives. Beware of overanxious parenting as it hinders your enjoyment, as seen in this satirical novel, which works so well because it is based on home truths!

    Every second of the children’s lives is run to a strict timetable with constant activities. Sadly this reflects today’s society with many parents over obsessive behaviour with regards to their children’s future. Unfortunately this method of parenting leads to stressed children.

    Hilarious look at middle class pretension, however will reading this make those pushy parents think again? Sadly I doubt they will even read it!

    May Contain Nuts is a very readable novel that will amuse all those interested in middle class snobbery and paranoid parents.

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  • light yet meaningful read for parents

    After "the best a man can get", this is my second time reading O'Farrell's work, and I am glad to report, it totally lived up to my expectations! O'Farrell continued to deliver with his witty style.

    while I find "the best a man can get" a more enjoyable read, this book tells a stronger, more ... (continue)

    After "the best a man can get", this is my second time reading O'Farrell's work, and I am glad to report, it totally lived up to my expectations! O'Farrell continued to deliver with his witty style.

    while I find "the best a man can get" a more enjoyable read, this book tells a stronger, more importantly message to readers - the portrayal of those competitive parents who put their children through so much stress just to pass school entrance exams is spot on! So true to life, and I am not even a parent...

    A must read for parents who want to give their children a happy life.

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    olivia said on Jul 28, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover
  • ISBN-10: 0385606087
  • ISBN-13: 9780385606080
  • Publisher: Transworld Pub
  • Pub date: Apr 30, 2005
  • Also available as: Paperback and eBook
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