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Joanne Rawson was born and brought up in Derbyshire England. After leaving college in 1984, she headed off to be an au pair in the Loire Valley, France for one year.
Returning back, to England, Joanne worked work for Derbyshire Education Authority in special education, and then for Derbyshire Social services working with adults with learning and physical difficulties.
In 2005, Joanne and her husband decided to give up their hectic lifestyle, after ten years of managing branded restaurants around London's M25, now spending her time in England, Goa, and Malaysia, writing romantic novels and short stories.
Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite
Learner Mum by Joanne Rawson is a hilarious look at motherhood from the point of view of someone who doesn’t want babies. Polly has a very successful job as a freelance writer and journalist. She has been living in sin with her boyfriend Steve for 8 years and her parents are disappointed that there is no sign of any wedding or babies in her life. The thing is, Polly doesn’t like babies and has never been tempted to even think about having one of her own. Things look set to change all that when she and Steve are asked to spend a weekend babysitting her little nephew. Hilarity ensues as she and Steve get to grips with motherhood. Will this confirm her thoughts that she never wants children or will it change her mind forever?
Learner Mum by Joanne Rawson is one of the funniest books I have read in a long while. It was too short – I could have easily read a full book on this. Even so, I really enjoyed it, laughed out loud in a lot of places and found it highly entertaining. An excellent story that should be read by any mother to be, or anyone who says they don’t want kids. To read about struggling with choices and Polly’s fears of tying the knot and having children was highly entertaining as well as sobering – it’s a real story cloaked in humor – and I was sad when it ended. Bring out more books please, I love reading these.
