title: The Bad Mother's Handbook: A Novel
author:  Kate Long 
description: Advance praise for The Bad Mothers Handbook<br /><br />The Bad Mothers Handbook reminds us that there is neither the perfect time nor the perfect way to be a mother, and that life, in fact, is what happens when youre busy making other plans. For the sheer laughter and love and crankiness of the entire parenting endeavor, spend some time with the three generations of Cooper women. This is a book for anyone whos ever been part of a family (and you know who you are).<br />Whitney Otto, author of<i> </i>How to Make an American Quilt and A Collection of Beauties at the Height of Their Popularity<br /><br />Precious few are ever truly ready to become a mother. For the rest of us, thank God, there is The Bad Mothers Handbook. In a juggling act as impressive as motherhood itself, Kate Long manages to brilliantly balance equal parts heartbreak and hilarity in a novel that you will love unconditionally.<br />Sarah Bird, author of The Yokota Officers Club<br /><br />The Bad Mothers Handbook<i> </i>is a bittersweet comedy, a glimpse into the lives of three generations of women that gives the reader a poignant reminder of the highs, the lows, and the sheer bewilderment we all experience in love, life and growing up. A must read for mothers and daughters everywhere.<br />Gemma Townley, author of When in Rome . . .<br /><br />This is a book to press tearfully on all your friends saying how much it will make them laugh. Kudos to Kate Long! <br />Sarah Salway, author of The ABCs of Love<br /><br /><br /><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
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  # What She Didn’t See
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## A Grace Colby Novella Book One
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Heather Wynter
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events,
  and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used
  fictitiously.
  
  
  Copyright © 2020 by Heather Wynter
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
  mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without
  written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in
  a book review.
  
  
  Published by Willowlake Media
  
  
  [www.willowlakemedia.com](http://www.willowlakemedia.com)
  
  
  ISBN: 978-1-952217-00-5
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For my Mom
  
  
  Without you none of this would be possible.
  
  
  I love you,
  
  
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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1]