L'auteure britannique Sarah Tucker est une journaliste et présentatrice de voyages primée. Son travail explore souvent les profondeurs de l'expérience humaine, capturant l'esprit des lieux et des personnes qu'elle rencontre. Tucker est reconnue pour son observation aiguisée et sa capacité à peindre des images vivantes à travers son écriture, offrant aux lecteurs des récits captivants et réfléchis.
Focusing on Edward de Bono's innovative contributions, this biography explores his life as a polymath, writer, and philosopher dedicated to enhancing creative thinking. Renowned for popularizing 'lateral thinking,' he challenged conventional ideas and inspired countless individuals to approach problems from new angles. His influence in the realm of creative thought spanned over fifty years, solidifying his status as a pivotal figure in understanding and utilizing the brain's potential.
Meet Caroline Gray: divorcee and newly-single mother. Firmly closing the door on her acrimonious divorce, Caroline and son Ben have moved to trendy Frencham where they join Caroline's long-time best friends, Heather and Eva. Settling into their new life is easy, but nothing has prepared Caroline for the demands of motherhood at The Sycamore, the school the trio's beloved offspring attend. Forget classroom bullies, forget trips to the head's office, this is full-scale adult playground politics. This is battle with the mothers who won't take no for an answer -- the Playground Mafia.Amidst the four-wheel drives, Ben's complicated afterschool play-date schedule and her friends' perilous extra-marital affairs, Caroline tries to keep a low and very single profile. But it's not long before she too finds herself under the mafia's scandal-radar, and her life takes an unexpected turn ...
Thrown into a state of denial, then self-doubt, followed by determination not to go under without a fight, Sarah is catapulted into an unforgettable last year of being married to Paul.