Women, be warned. Julia's on their side and she is telling them our secrets!

'Animal magnetism - how to get the magnetism and not just the animal!'

Half a Wife is important ... Why should we all have an awful time just because that's the way it's always been? Why shouldn't we see our children and also pursue some sort of intellectual life? We can be happy, says Hinsliff, if we just try

Hinsliff's ideas for how working parents should proceed are provactive and good...It had me wanting to go for a coffee with her. As she points out, Wi-Fi and the BlackBerry are as revolutionary to working women as the pill...a wholly supportive blueprint for any harassed parent thinking about working from home or currently doing so...this is a book for our age

The eternal dilemma of how to balance life as a working parent is examined here with clarity, empathy and inspirational practical advice… A must-read for any new parent or those contemplating the biggest lifestyle change they will ever make

Even parents who can’t find the time to have a shower – especially them, in fact – should make time to read this book

Well-written, funny and doesn't take itself too seriously

[Druckerman's] attempts to emulate the French are recounted with wit and humility in this must read manual for new parents