''THE BEST SORT OF BRITISH COMIC WRITING . . . TRUTHFUL, TENDER AND VERY FUNNY'' PANDORA SYKES

An irresistible comic novel centred on the various crises of middle-aged Alison, for fans of Nina Stibbe and Maria Semple

When the full catalogue of miseries that can be visited on a middle-aged woman are happening all at once to Alison Solomon, everybody tells her she should talk to someone. But it''s hard, really hard, to find the right therapist.

Meanwhile, there''s a ghostly woman hanging around outside her house and - is that a rat in the kitchen?

In My Husband and Other Rats, we follow Alison as she navigates a series of scrapes, crises and therapists, with the help of a hilarious cast of characters including an artisanal rat catcher, a useless cheating husband, long-lost family and wonderfully acerbic friends.

''THERE WON''T BE A FUNNIER BOOK IN 2026'' CRESSIDA CONNOLLY

''BRINGS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO THE MID-LIFE CRISIS'' JULIA SAMUEL