A WARRINGTON comedian is celebrating the release of her debut fiction novel.

Sophie McCartney, from Liverpool but now living in Warrington, has been lauded for her take on modern motherhood, and has now written her first fiction book.

Sophie, a comedian, has experienced success on the comedy circuit and social media, and she has now achieved something she has 'always wanted to.'

The comedian's new book, Mother Hens, focuses on a group of women who take to Ibiza for the 'mother of all hen dos,' after leaving their partners, children, and heartache at home.

Speaking to the Warrington Guardian, Sophie explained that she has always wanted to write, and that this novel is completely different to her first book, which was a non-fiction continuation of her social media commentary on 21st century parenthood.

Sophie said: "If you had asked me 10 years ago, writing is always something I've wanted to d - but life gets busy!

"This had been in the back of my mind for a while."

The Warrington-based comedian recently announced her first stand-up tour, which sold out in less than 24 hours.

Sophie's main focus on social media is her take on parenting, which she calls 'Tired and Tested' - she has had over 250 million views on social media for this content.

When asked about the inspiration for Mother Hens, Sophie said: "This had been lingering for quite a while.

"I've been on hen parties, and people say that the women are always worse at parties than the men!

"I remember thinking about the idea, and realising that there was something in this."

Sophie went on to say that the story revolves around women being able to rediscover their own identities, without being labelled as 'just a mum.'

"It's about identity, and personality - you know, I've had a child not a lobotomy," she added.

The comic began writing the book in the same week that she found out she was pregnant with her third child: "I wouldn't recommend writing a book when pregnant."

According to Sophie, the book does take some dark twists and turns ("There might be some murder..."), and looks at 'exactly what people can be capable of.'

She said: "I've looked at early responses and it's had good feedback - but it's for people who don't take themselves too seriously; it's not a John Grisham."

Sophie explained that there are big differences between writing stand-up comedy, and being funny on the page: "You can write something that one person will give five stars, but someone else could give you none!

"It's a lot harder to be funny on the page than on tour."

Mother Hens is out on Thursday, March 30.

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