I am going to whip up a batch here in Texas to take to a friend who is getting a coconut cake from us. I heard about this book in the programme "Meet the Richardsons", a mockumentory about Jon Richardson and his wife, Lucy Beaumont, written by Lucy. She comes up with ten reasons why she wants a baby – which includes having a white carpet like in the adverts. I'm not overly familiar with Beaumont as I don't necessarily enjoy most Radio 4 comedy, and this was a light-hearted read with one or two memorable anecdotes and a fair bit of filler.

So we did not feel we were being particularly mean but Gabbies huffy expression had me feeling she was on the cusp of phoning the SSPCA or Childline! I give Drinking Custard Diary Of A Confused Mum B y Lucy Beaumont ( With interruptions from Jon Richardson ) a Five out of Five paw rating. Like when Lucy was hospitalised with indigestion in her third trimester (blame the burrito), or when she was *this close* to slapping her hypno-birthing instructor.From when Lucy was hospitalised with indigestion in her third trimester (blame the burrito), to when she was this close to slapping her hypno-birthing instructor, to fi nding herself drinking a whole pint of custard in one sitting.

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Tours for inviting me to review on the blog tour and for Octopus Books for gifting a hardback copy of the book. Traditionally we served it with coconut cake and ambrosia (our ambrosia was fresh fruit and coconut, no marshmallows, whipped cream or mayo! Or anyone who has watched children’s TV and wondered who thought ‘In the Night Garden’ was a good idea. Her mother used to turn up at her school and pretend to be the queen and once hid in a bush to check she was ok.