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  • The School Gate Survival Guide

  • By: Kerry Fisher
  • Narrated by: Sally Orrock
  • Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (270 ratings)

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The School Gate Survival Guide

By: Kerry Fisher
Narrated by: Sally Orrock
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Summary

A hilarious, straight-talking read for fans of Fiona Neill and Gill Hornby’s ‘The Hive’.

Maia is a cleaner for ladies who lunch. With mops and buckets in tow, she spends her days dashing from house to house cleaning up after them, as they rush from one exhausting Pilates class to the next.

But an unusual inheritance catapults her and her children into the very exclusive world of Stirling Hall School – a place where no child can survive without organic apricots and no woman goes a week without a manicure.

As Maia and her children, Bronte and Harley, try to settle into their new life, Maia is inadvertently drawn to the one man who can help her family fit in. But is his interest in her purely professional? And will it win her any favours at the school gate?

A hilarious, straight-talking read for anyone who's ever despaired at the politics of the school run.

©2014 Kerry Fisher (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Very enjoyable - hard to put down.

The narration was excellent.
Easy listening with a couple of twists in the tale,
If you like Kerry Fisher, this will not disappoint.

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Fantastic story

What a great story and I absolutely loved the end! A girl just loves a perfect ending.

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Sadness,aspirations & fun rolled into one!

A good story that has you rooting for the main character! Rags to riches tale.

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Outstanding

Confession time!
This was the very first audiobook I ever bought, about 4-5 years ago.
I don’t know why but I really didn’t like it! I think I listened to 15 minutes, and asked for a refund.
Fast forward to 2 months ago, I came across Other People’s Marriages by Kerry Fisher, I loved it and - as you do - I bought all of her audiobooks one after the other (loved all of them).
I left this one as last because I knew I already attempted it.
I’d say I saved the best for last!
I absolutely loved listening to this book! Loved the characters (apart from the ones whom you’re not meant to love Lol), Maya, Clover, Mr Peters (Mmmmm) and the twists are great! Perfect delivery by the talented narrator Sally Orrock.
Loved the storyline, and really, massively enjoyed listening to this book!
Please write lots more great books Kerry! 🙏🏼💝

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Amazing!

Absolutely loved the story and narration, I would definitely recommend! I was hoping there would be a sequel :(

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A story that shows how money can change your life but not who you are

Absolutely loved this book, laugh out loud at times. The narration was superb. Found it difficult to put down, yet now I’ve finished it I want to start it over again. I only have one small gripe and that is that I wished it had finished a few chapters before it did as I felt it would have had a more natural ending

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Brilliant

I love Kerry Fisher, this was brilliant.
I couldn’t stop listening. I’m a bit of a sucker for happy endings….. and this definitely supplied that 😍

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Delightful read

I laughed and cried it was a great read and I enjoyed every second sad it’s ended

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Simply the best book I've ever read/heard

When the book started I was hooked, it was so interesting all the character's seemed so real and Zac well just wait and see what you think of him, I could definitely fall for the man if he was a real person and I was 30 years younger 😂🤣.
I wished I had heard of Kerry Fisher before, I normally read/hear Crime books but it's great to have a change.
I'm so sure your 😍 love the storyline 🤓.

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Diverse characters

Kerry Fisher is a wonderful writer and the narrator was excellent. Enjoyed the story and it's diversity of characters.

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