▁educated ▁at ▁Ro ede an ▁School ▁and ▁New n ham ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁from ▁which ▁she ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Econom ics . ▁ ▁Career ▁Po ole y ▁first ▁purs ued ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁advert ising ▁at ▁J . ▁Walter ▁Thompson , ▁in ▁due ▁course ▁becoming ▁a ▁Man aging ▁Part ner ▁and ▁Group ▁Head , ▁before ▁leaving ▁the ▁work - place ▁on ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁her ▁third ▁child . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Po ole y ▁began ▁a ▁blog , ▁M ummy ▁was ▁a ▁Secret ▁Dr ink er , ▁about ▁her ▁life ▁following ▁a ▁resolution ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁alco hol . ▁She ▁blog ged ▁under ▁a ▁pseud onym ▁until ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁her ▁first ▁book ▁deal ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Po ole y ’ s ▁first ▁book , ▁The ▁So ber ▁Di aries , ▁was ▁a ▁narr ative ▁of ▁her ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁sob ri ety ▁and ▁also ▁included ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁her ▁successful ▁battle ▁to ▁overcome ▁breast ▁cancer . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Po ole y ’ s ▁fict ional ▁debut , ▁The ▁Auth entic ity ▁Project , ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁six - way ▁au ction , ▁with ▁Trans world ▁se cur ing ▁UK ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁rights , ▁P engu in ▁Random ▁House ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁US ▁rights , ▁and ▁foreign ▁rights ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁other ▁languages . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Po ole y ▁is ▁married