{"product_id":"9780241762912","title":"Lessons from a Default Parent : Surviving the Front Line of Family Life (Without Losing Your Sh*t)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Beckett, Lou \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 February 2026 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd (DK RED) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e223 x 144 x 24 | 348g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Funny, reflective and honest. Reading this book is like sitting down with your bestie for a proper mumlife debrief’ – Giovanna Fletcher‘More demanding than ‘hell’, this is parenting purgatory for authentic women who’ve put their lives on hold to be mummy’ – Katherine Ryan‘A brilliant, comforting and funny read for any default parent’ – Ellie TaylorWhat nobody tells you about parenthood, from one of the ‘silent partners’ behind the Parenting Hell podcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool-run coordinator, party planner, clubs organiser, laundry sorter… and maybe even a ‘real’ job on top! Sound exhaustingly familiar? From assumptions surrounding who is going to stay at home with the kids to the never-ending list of school admin, being ‘the default parent’ rears its head in a plethora of ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for all the defaults out there – bored out of their eyeballs or so overwhelmed they could scream expletives into the wind for a solid hour – to know their invisible labour is seen and valued.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith heartfelt and hilarious advice, Lou Beckett provides much-needed comfort and community for the one who is depended on the most (and often feels appreciated the least), and maybe – just maybe – how we can begin to rebalance the parenting scales and muddle through a little better, together.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52771075785040,"sku":"9780241762912","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9780241762912.jpg?v=1772725305","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780241762912","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}