Fallon Jane, The Ugly Sister

Single Mum Abi starts a new phase in her life: her daughter Phoebe is taking a year out, travelling around the world before starting her university degree. Abi takes the opportunity to buy a smaller house and she can move in after the summer. But her old house is already sold and Cleo, her sister in London, suggests she come and stay with her and her family over the summer.

It is a great opportunity to connect with her sister again as they haven’t seen much of each other for many years. Cleo (whose real name is Caroline) has been a model since she was 16 years old and has been much too busy to involve herself with her parents and sister. Now, Cleo is almost 40, she has a husband and two daughters, and her career is on the way down. But will Cleo spend time with Abi this summer? Abi likes the beautiful London house her sister and her husband own, but it seems she is an honorary nanny. The au pair has left and Cleo really does not have the time to deal with her children herself.