The Drop-off

One of the rituals of having children or grandchildren at primary school is dropping them off at school in the morning and collecting them each afternoon. After a while it is not usual for groups of parents to regularly congregate at these times, sometimes forming a group that may last for the duration for the child's time at school.

One such group is the focus of The Drop-off by Fiona Harris and Mike McLeish. Lizzie, Megan and Sam catch up each morning for a chat and a coffee after taking their children to Bayview Primary School. The novel provides an often amusing look at the challenges of parenting young children and of relationships in general. Each of the main characters is facing a difficult situation in their lives but through friendship they support each other. Apart from depositing and collecting school children these parents have little to do with the school until circumstances suddenly change and they find themselves helping organise the school concert.

The concept for this book began with the Drop Off web series created by the authors, a series of short films about Lizzie, Sam, Megan and Dave. Some of the plotlines of these films have been incorporated into this novel.

The Drop Off - series

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