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The other day, a radio feature discussed the dangers of asteroids, prompting David to question why children were in the paddling pool wearing cycle helmets. Alice never imagined she'd feel this way. Is she the only mother who feels panic-stricken by the modern world's threats, or is it normal to spend sleepless nights popping bubble wrap? She worries that gluten and dairy might be affecting her children's mental math skills and frets over too many cars on the road to let them out of the 4x4. Determined to take control, she resolves to tackle her biggest concern: her daughter must not fail the crucial secondary school entrance exam. In a bold move, Alice decides to take the test in her child's place. This narrative offers a satirical look at the madness of modern parenthood, exploring divided inner-city communities where normalcy doesn’t involve spending hundreds on assessing a four-year-old's scribbles for genius or hiring someone to assemble Kinder Egg toys. With a keen comic eye, John O'Farrell delivers a humorous and thought-provoking tale that will make readers laugh, cry, and reconsider their parenting choices—before passing it on to their seven-year-olds, who should be reading grown-up novels by now.