Listen and read

Step into an infinite world of stories

  • Listen and read as much as you want
  • Over 400 000+ titles
  • Bestsellers in 10+ Indian languages
  • Exclusive titles + Storytel Originals
  • Easy to cancel anytime
Details page - Device banner - 894x1036
Cover for The Mother of All Problems
Try for free

The Mother of All Problems

Try for free
5 Ratings

4.6

Duration
13H 16min
Language
English
Format
Category

Fiction

Penny Baker is coping. Just about. Three kids, one dog, one lovely but sometimes oblivious husband. Tick, tick tick. She is even managing to hold her own among the competitive school mums - if you don't look too closely. But when she finds herself also caring for her elderly mother, diagnosed with dementia, the household is thrown into disarray and Penny finds herself stretched to breaking point trying to meet everyone's needs. Can she make the new family situation work? And is there any chance of finding some space in it all for herself?

© 2024 Isis Publishing Ltd (Audiobook): 9781399172295

Release date

Audiobook: 1 March 2024

Tags

Others also enjoyed ...

  1. The Imperfection of Us: A story of beginnings, endings and everything in between
    The Imperfection of Us: A story of beginnings, endings and everything in between Nick Alexander
  2. Hot Mother
    Hot Mother Nancy Peach
  3. Table for Five
    Table for Five Izzy Bromley
  4. Maybe Tomorrow: 'As heartbreaking as it is uplifting' - the new novel from the author of Home
    Maybe Tomorrow: 'As heartbreaking as it is uplifting' - the new novel from the author of Home Penny Parkes
  5. Time Out: A laugh-out-loud read for fans of Motherland
    Time Out: A laugh-out-loud read for fans of Motherland Emma Murray
  6. When You See Her
    When You See Her Barbara Boehm Miller
  7. The Godmother: An emotional and powerful book club read from Amanda Brookfield
    The Godmother: An emotional and powerful book club read from Amanda Brookfield Amanda Brookfield
  8. The Bed in the Shed
    The Bed in the Shed Izzy Bromley
  9. Look the World in the Eye
    Look the World in the Eye Alice Peterson
  10. Good Girls: The perfect book club read from bestseller Amanda Brookfield
    Good Girls: The perfect book club read from bestseller Amanda Brookfield Amanda Brookfield
  11. A Happier Life
    A Happier Life Kristy Woodson Harvey
  12. Little Museum of Hope
    Little Museum of Hope Sally Jenkins
  13. Roadside Sisters: A Novel
    Roadside Sisters: A Novel Catherine Matthews
  14. The Rise: As seen on ITV - a gritty, glamorous thriller from Shari Low and TV's Ross King
    The Rise: As seen on ITV - a gritty, glamorous thriller from Shari Low and TV's Ross King Ross King
  15. Us Two: A BRAND NEW completely unforgettable book club novel from Janet Hoggarth
    Us Two: A BRAND NEW completely unforgettable book club novel from Janet Hoggarth Janet Hoggarth
  16. Our Place on the Island: A Novel
    Our Place on the Island: A Novel Erika Montgomery
  17. The Santorini Writing Retreat
    The Santorini Writing Retreat Eva Glyn
  18. Something Quite Beautiful
    Something Quite Beautiful Amanda Prowse
  19. Happy is the One
    Happy is the One Katie Allen
  20. Wish You Were Here: Escape to the chateau in Provence in this inspiring holiday romance
    Wish You Were Here: Escape to the chateau in Provence in this inspiring holiday romance Catherine Alliott
  21. The Painting
    The Painting Alison Booth
  22. Before I Knew You: A heartbreaking book club pick from Amanda Brookfield
    Before I Knew You: A heartbreaking book club pick from Amanda Brookfield Amanda Brookfield
  23. The Valencia Expat Club
    The Valencia Expat Club June Patrick
  24. The Wife Coach
    The Wife Coach Melissa Hill
  25. The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton
    The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton Anstey Harris
  26. I Stopped Time
    I Stopped Time Jane Davis
  27. Long Journey Home
    Long Journey Home Ashley Farley
  28. Growing Up for Beginners: An uplifting book club read
    Growing Up for Beginners: An uplifting book club read Claire Calman
  29. The Silent Resistance
    The Silent Resistance Anna Normann
  30. Shelter
    Shelter Sarah Franklin
  31. Small Acts of Kindness
    Small Acts of Kindness Caroline Day
  32. Fly Away Home: A Novel
    Fly Away Home: A Novel Jennifer Weiner
  33. Last Summer at the Lake House: An unforgettable story of family secrecy
    Last Summer at the Lake House: An unforgettable story of family secrecy Heather Dixon
  34. The Islanders: A Novel
    The Islanders: A Novel Meg Mitchell Moore
  35. An Unknown Woman
    An Unknown Woman Jane Davis
  36. The Second Chance Store: A Novel
    The Second Chance Store: A Novel Lauren Bravo
  37. The Sisters Hemingway: A Novel
    The Sisters Hemingway: A Novel Annie England Noblin
  38. The Love Child: An emotional, page-turning book club pick from Amanda Brookfield
    The Love Child: An emotional, page-turning book club pick from Amanda Brookfield Amanda Brookfield
  39. A Thousand Tiny Stitches
    A Thousand Tiny Stitches Stephanie Claypool
  40. My Everything
    My Everything Katie Marsh
  41. The Love We Chase
    The Love We Chase Alison Irving
  42. The Favor: A Novel
    The Favor: A Novel Adele Griffin
  43. The One You're With
    The One You're With Lauren K. Denton
  44. Live Laugh (Leave Me Alone)
    Live Laugh (Leave Me Alone) Harper Ford
  45. The Liberation of Brigid Dunne: Warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan
    The Liberation of Brigid Dunne: Warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan Patricia Scanlan
  46. This Beautiful Life
    This Beautiful Life Katie Marsh
  47. My Sisters and Me
    My Sisters and Me Lisa Dickenson
  48. Flying Fossils: Women of Fossil Ridge
    Flying Fossils: Women of Fossil Ridge Lynne Gentry
  49. The Olive Grove
    The Olive Grove Eva Glyn
  50. In Just One Day: An unforgettable novel from Saturday Kitchen's Helen McGinn
    In Just One Day: An unforgettable novel from Saturday Kitchen's Helen McGinn Helen McGinn
  51. The Other Daughter
    The Other Daughter Caroline Bishop
  52. At the Stroke of Nine O’Clock
    At the Stroke of Nine O’Clock Jane Davis
  53. What the Silent Say
    What the Silent Say Emerson Ford
  54. A Portrait of Emily Price
    A Portrait of Emily Price Katherine Reay
  55. Little Wishes: A Novel
    Little Wishes: A Novel Michelle Adams
  56. Life Number Nine
    Life Number Nine Joe Heap
  57. The Family Next Door: A page-turning, addictive read from Caroline Finnerty
    The Family Next Door: A page-turning, addictive read from Caroline Finnerty Caroline Finnerty
  58. The Cornish Witch: A BRAND NEW utterly spellbinding historical novel from Elena Collins
    The Cornish Witch: A BRAND NEW utterly spellbinding historical novel from Elena Collins Elena Collins
  59. The Gin Sisters' Promise
    The Gin Sisters' Promise Faith Hogan
  60. Lost in Paris
    Lost in Paris Elizabeth Thompson
  61. The Silent Hours
    The Silent Hours Cesca Major
  62. Watch Us Shine: A Novel
    Watch Us Shine: A Novel Marisa de los Santos
  63. The Twin: The BRAND NEW heart-wrenching, 'perceptive and poignant' family drama from Amanda Brookfield for 2025
    The Twin: The BRAND NEW heart-wrenching, 'perceptive and poignant' family drama from Amanda Brookfield for 2025 Amanda Brookfield
  64. The Mystery of Haverford House
    The Mystery of Haverford House Rachel Burton
  65. Poles Apart
    Poles Apart Anna Burns & Jacqui Burns
  66. Picture Perfect Autumn: A Novel
    Picture Perfect Autumn: A Novel Shelley Noble
  67. This Is Home
    This Is Home Lisa Duffy
  68. The Bluebell Bunting Society
    The Bluebell Bunting Society Poppy Dolan
  69. The Breakaway: A Novel
    The Breakaway: A Novel Jennifer Weiner
  70. The Unbreakables: A Novel
    The Unbreakables: A Novel Lisa Barr
  71. The Missing Wife
    The Missing Wife Kerry Barrett
  72. Her Best Friend's Secret
    Her Best Friend's Secret Anna Mansell
  73. We Are All Made of Stars
    We Are All Made of Stars Rowan Coleman
  74. All Fall Down
    All Fall Down Jennifer Weiner
  75. Folly Beach: A Lowcountry Tale
    Folly Beach: A Lowcountry Tale Dorothea Benton Frank
  76. One Week in Winter
    One Week in Winter Sheila Norton
  77. For Love: A Novel
    For Love: A Novel Sue Miller
  78. The Girl In The Portrait
    The Girl In The Portrait Dougie McHale
  79. Where the Grass Grows Blue
    Where the Grass Grows Blue Hope Gibbs
  80. The Inheritance: A Novel
    The Inheritance: A Novel Joanna Goodman
  81. A Mother's Secret: The heartbreaking, unforgettable new novel from Irish novelist Caroline Finnerty
    A Mother's Secret: The heartbreaking, unforgettable new novel from Irish novelist Caroline Finnerty Caroline Finnerty
  82. The Space Between Secrets
    The Space Between Secrets Sheri Langer
  83. On the Same Page: A Novel
    On the Same Page: A Novel N. D. Galland
  84. Irish Adoption House, The: A completely heartbreaking and emotional fiction novel
    Irish Adoption House, The: A completely heartbreaking and emotional fiction novel Michelle Vernal
  85. I Will Close My Eyes: A Novel
    I Will Close My Eyes: A Novel Amy Fillion
  86. The Postcard: a must read, heartwarming rom com from the bestselling author of The Note
    The Postcard: a must read, heartwarming rom com from the bestselling author of The Note Zoe Folbigg
  87. This Isn't Everything You Are
    This Isn't Everything You Are J. Marie Rundquist
  88. The Desperate Wife
    The Desperate Wife Caroline Roberts
  89. Perfect Happiness: A Novel
    Perfect Happiness: A Novel Kristyn Kusek Lewis
  90. Letting Go
    Letting Go Sarah Bourne
  91. The Last Letter from Paris
    The Last Letter from Paris Kate Eastham
  92. A Bright Young Thing
    A Bright Young Thing Brianne Moore
  93. The All of It: A Novel
    The All of It: A Novel Jeannette Haien
  94. A Scattering
    A Scattering Emma Cameron

Start with these

View all titles
  1. Detective Alpha ani Laal Rangachi Diary
    Detective Alpha ani Laal Rangachi Diary Saurabh Wagale
    4.4
  2. Mrutyunjay Bhag 1 - Karn
    Mrutyunjay Bhag 1 - Karn Shivaji Sawant
    4.3
  3. Shambhu
    Shambhu Nitin Thorat
    4.8
  4. Not Guilty
    Not Guilty Suhas Shirvalkar
    4.3
  5. Order Order
    Order Order Suhas Shirvalkar
    4.7
  6. Kshitij
    Kshitij Suhas Shirvalkar
    4.4
  7. Sadhu
    Sadhu Nitin Thorat
    4.8
  8. Chakravyuh
    Chakravyuh Yogesh Shejwalkar
    4.1
  9. Mahaparv
    Mahaparv Suhas Shirvalkar
    4.7
  10. Mrutyunjay Bhag 2 - Kunti
    Mrutyunjay Bhag 2 - Kunti Shivaji Sawant
    4.5
  11. Ravan Raja Rakshsancha
    Ravan Raja Rakshsancha Sharad Tandale
    4.6
  12. The Power Of Your Subconscious Mind - Joseph Murphy: अवचेतन मन का चमत्कार ! - जोसेफ मर्फी
    The Power Of Your Subconscious Mind - Joseph Murphy: अवचेतन मन का चमत्कार ! - जोसेफ मर्फी Joseph Murphy
    4.9
  13. AMBILYMOL THIRODHANAM
    AMBILYMOL THIRODHANAM G. R. INDUGOPAN
    3.8
  14. Mrutyunjay Bhag 3 - Karn
    Mrutyunjay Bhag 3 - Karn Shivaji Sawant
    4.5
  15. Mahamaya Nilavanti
    Mahamaya Nilavanti Sumedh
    4.1
Company
Explore
Useful links
Language and region

  • English

  • India

  • app_store_button
  • google_play_button
Follow us