Sarah Turner

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Meet Fran. This is her to-do list:<ul><li>buy milk</li><li>get promoted</li><li>book dentist</li><li>swerve PTA meeting</li><li>practice gratitude</li><li>be a better friend</li><li>stop crying in Morrisons</li><li>rescue relationship</li><li>organise life</li><li>stop keeping secrets</li></ul> 
Not on her to-do list? Being made redundant when she was expecting a promotion. 
 
And when one tiny, impulsive decision leads Fran to tell a lie she can’t quite keep up with, suddenly everything starts to unravel. 
 
But could rock bottom be a golden opportunity instead of a complete and utter disaster? With the help of her friends and family, Fran's about to blow her life wide open…and start piecing it back together. Her way. 
 
 
Well, That Escalated Quickly is a hilarious, painfully relatable novel about the magic of what happens when you finally stop trying to have it all.

The laugh-out-loud, heartfelt and relatable new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Unmumsy Mum and Stepping Up. Perfect for fans of Sara Cox, Alexandra Potter and Melanie Cantor! 
 
**Coming soon and available to pre-order now** 
 
Meet Fran. This is her to-do list:<ul><li>buy milk</li><li>get promoted</li><li>book dentist</li><li>swerve PTA meeting</li><li>practice gratitude</li><li>be a better friend</li><li>stop crying in Morrisons</li><li>rescue relationship</li><li>organise life</li><li>stop keeping secrets</li></ul> 
Not on her to-do list? Being made redundant when she was expecting a promotion. 
 
And when one tiny, impulsive decision leads Fran to tell a lie she can’t quite keep up with, suddenly everything starts to unravel. 
 
But could rock bottom be a golden opportunity instead of a complete and utter disaster? With the help of her friends and family, Fran's about to blow her life wide open…and start piecing it back together. Her way. 
 
Well, That Escalated Quickly is a hilarious, painfully relatable novel about the magic of what happens when you finally stop trying to have it all. 
Praise for Sarah Turner 
'Stop EVERYTHING and read this! Funny, tender and beautifully observed. Loved, loved, LOVED it!' 
-Cathy Bramley, bestselling author of THE LEMON TREE CAFE 
 
'Written with such love and heart. Sarah has done an exceptional job of marrying her trademark comedy with deep and raw emotion. I loved it!' 
-Giovanna Fletcher, bestselling author of HAPPY MUM, HAPPY BABY and WALKING ON SUNSHINE 
 
'What a brilliant storyteller Sarah is . . . as well as laughing out loud, I also cried A LOT' 
-Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS 
 
'Sarah Turner is pure joy' 
-Glamour 
 
'Sarah writes so well and creates characters that jump off the page' 
-Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of THE LAST PARTY 
 
'Sarah Turner writes family like no one else' 
-Katie Marsh, author of UNBREAK YOUR HEART

Sarah Turner lives in Devon with her husband, three sons and Frank the cat. 
 
After graduating with first-class honours in Philosophy from the University of Exeter, she dabbled in careers in finance and higher education before a ‘warts and all’ parenting blog she’d started in order to let off steam gathered unexpected momentum and writing became her full-time job. 
 
She has since written four Sunday Times bestsellers: The Unmumsy Mum, The Unmumsy Mum Diary, The Unmumsy Mum A-Z and her first novel, Stepping Up, which was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick in 2023. 
 
Sarah likes bookshops, walks along the river and watching her boys play football. She doesn’t like parking, films with sharks in or writing about herself in the third person. 
 
You can follow Sarah’s reading, writing and parenting adventures on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (@theunmumsymum).

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