The Mrs Marridge project - Pauline Fisk

Half way through the funeral of her sisters best friend, 14-year-old Elin suddenly has her BIG IDEA. She doesnt want to go to school and sit pointless exams. She doesnt want to become the career woman her mother has dreamed of. Lifes too short to waste on other peoples ambitions. Elin wants to get married!So starts Elins quest to be married by the time shes 16. She has two years to work towards her goal but there is so much she needs to know - from how to find Mr Right to understanding plumbing and DIY. Transformed from an A-grade schoolgirl to a top-notch investigator, Elin embarks on the secret Mrs Marridge Project using her GCSEs as a model of study.But as she works through her Research (men, childcare, mortgages), Course Work (essays including Why Get Married?), Field Studies (her relations) and Mocks (eloping with Melvin), Elin discovers much, much more than she bargained for . . .Acutely observed and filled with sharp wit, this is a stunningly original and controversial novel about self-discovery and the freedom of choice
even if that choice is an unfashionable one.