Motherfaker

Rebel-in-a-smock-dress Barri Brown has spent years slaving

away as an English teacher in Guernsey, covering for colleagues

with kids and barely tolerating the unhygienic staffroom

etiquette. With a distant family and a husband who has just

vanished along with her life savings, Barri dreams of escape.

Her wild plan? Pretend she’s having a baby and use the paid year