Queen Bee

She's earned her stripes. But the hive's misbehaving . . . Insomnia How do I have three extra adult males - and a small yappy dog - living in my house when I need to grow into a graceful and sexual midlife woman? Rage Am furious. Anxiety What's going to happen to my career if I can't get out of this rut? Feel invisible. What is happening to me? Fifty-year-old Agatha Doyle loves her empty nest - until hot flushes, a pair of killer heels and an overbearing man who won't stop talking conspire to change her life. In one moment of madness, she unwittingly becomes a heroine to women everywhere. But can she become the heroine of her own life? Sometimes you just have to wing it. 'Laugh-out-loud funny with a spikily endearing heroine who runs full tilt at the menopause with a baseball bat in her hands . . . Fast-paced and hilarious' CATHY KELLY 'Bridget Jones meets menopause . . . sharp, funny and real' CECELIA AHERN 'I loved this book. Hilarious, perceptive, empathetic. Readers will utterly identify with and adore the superbly drawn Agatha' PATRICIA SCANLAN 'Witty, poignant and a complete page turner' SINEAD MORIARTY 'Agatha is a marvellous creation - that voice is so compelling, so snappy, so real - and I'll miss her ROISIN MEANEY 'What a book! Timely, laden with humour . . . it has everything - female friendship and empowerment, family relationships with all their fun and tragedy' FIONNUALA KEARNEY 'One of my absolutely favourite authors' SHEILA O'FLANAGAN