There’s life Before Baby and life After Baby. Any idiot knows that. I knew that. Except I didn’t know what life After Baby would really be like...

Georgie Henderson is having a bad year. As a new working mum, she strives to be Sheryl Sandberg at work and Martha Stewart at home. But she’s discovering that in the twenty-first century being a Good Working Mum means answering emails at midnight while you purée vegetables and line up play dates and French lessons for your four-month-old daughter.

Georgie’s ex, Jase, gets 100 per cent of the credit for 5 per cent of the work, and her best friend, Nina, is on a ‘self-discovery’ journey that involves a 25-year-old bartender and a plan to become an artisanal florist. And all Georgie’s mum wants is for Georgie to find a man. Preferably the one who is the father of her child...

‘Lauren Sams is the hilarious best friend you haven’t met yet.’ – Maggie Alderson

‘Crazy Busy Guilty is instantly relatable! Whose life isn’t crazy and busy? And guilt is an occupational hazard of being a mum.’ – Jessica Rowe

Why Our Staff Love Crazy Busy Guilty:
Crazy Busy Guilty is so relatable that it almost jumps off the page at you. Georgie Henderson is the instantly recognisable single mum - drowning at work, a mess at home and too busy to be dating again any time soon. The only thing she seems to have enough of in her life is guilt. This new novel from Cosmo editor Lauren Sams is one big, hilarious breath of fresh air for readers.