Middle-Aged Women Get Sh*t Done
A Manifesto (or a Cry for Help?)
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Published:13th Aug '26
Should be back in stock very soon

'Funny, clever and entertaining'
JO BRAND
'Like Lucy herself, her hilarious book brims with glee and laser-sharp observation'
MEL GIEDROYC
'Whip-smart and very funny. A long overdue love letter to women in midlife'
SUE PERKINS
'One of our funniest people. She doesn't just get sh*t done, she'll make you cry with laughter while she does it. A brilliant read'
CARIAD LLOYD
'The usual excellence from Ms Porter'
LIZA TARBUCK
'One of the most consistently brilliant and hilarious comics of our generation'
SARAH KENDALL
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It's 8.31am and you've already responded to a dozen of your boss's deranged overnight work emails, got your kids off to school in something approximating a uniform, unblocked the shower drain with your actual bare hands and sorted out your mum's supermarket order crisis.
Congratulations, you are a middle-aged woman who is getting sh*t done.
We all know it: midlife women are the glue that binds society together. We are invincible, all-powerful, and you mess with us at your peril. But we're also quite knackered and we'd like a break please. In this hilarious and irreverent manifesto, Lucy Porter steers us through the trials of being the exhausted meat in the middle of the sandwich generation with her trademark wit, warmth and a hefty dose of righteous rage.
Part celebration, part rallying cry, this is a call to arms: women, put down your to-do lists and let someone else take on all the crap for a bit.
Whip-smart and very funny. A long overdue love letter to women in midlife. * SUE PERKINS *
Lucy Porter is one of our funniest people. She doesn't just get sh*t done, she'll make you cry with laughter while she does it. A brilliant read * CARIAD LLOYD *
I got no sh*t done while reading this. Girl, it was worth it. * RIA LINA *
Like Lucy herself, her hilarious book brims with glee and laser-sharp observation * MEL GIEDROYC *
Good bedtime reading if you're pissed off with the prevailing portrayal of middle-aged women. And it's funny and direct with a light touch. You don't have to read it in bed though. Rage away! * JO BRAND *
The usual excellence from Ms Porter * LIZA TARBUCK *
Lucy is one of the most consistently brilliant and hilarious comics of our generation. And I'm not just saying that because she's been my dearest friend for over seventy years * SARAH KENDALL *
ISBN: 9781035441570
Dimensions: 236mm x 158mm x 30mm
Weight: 460g
272 pages