Used book – Tess in All Her States, Catherine Alliott, Sophie Dalle

"As for me, it was hopeless. I was done, ugly, just a baby-making machine. I was good for nothing anymore, except dragging around my kitchen in socks and a bathrobe, a sponge in one hand, a bottle of gin in the other." Even though she has nothing to complain about, the life of thirty-year-old Tess, married with two children, is not the most exciting. It must be admitted that after eight years of marriage, passion fades and the small attentions that spice up daily life disappear before her very eyes. Fortunately, the holidays are coming. As every year, everyone will gather in the family home in Scotland. That summer, Tess has had enough of the routine. She is determined, for once, to treat herself and think a little about herself. She is in for a few surprises!