Who’s looking after who? is set in the West Coast town of Millport on The Isle of Cumbrae in Scotland. The Coyle family’s life spirals into chaos after the birth of their baby on the kitchen floor of their tea shop, delivered by their naive four-year-old son. The extraordinary baby possesses the mind of an adult, unleashing a torrent of dark wit and critiques upon his family. Amidst the pandemonium, their two red-setter dogs give birth to fourteen puppies, adding to the frenzy of the late 1970’s family romp, where health and safety concerns were scarce. The Coyles embark on a comical quest for babysitters, leading to bizarre and dangerous situations for their baby, in this darkly humorous tale of raising a family while running a business during a carefree era.

Jamie explains: “The book is a very personal, imaginative and a funny depiction of exaggerated real life in the 1970’s, based on real characters during a time when life was very different. When kids had more freedom and there weren’t so many rules. The scenarios are outrageous (based on Jim and Helen Coyle and their family). The couple has far too much on their plate with their two children, a 4 year old Frank who is working full-time in their tea-shop, their new born baby Jamie (who thinks aloud in a judgmental way like an adult and is obsessed with boobs.) The book is the madness of ‘Faulty towers’ mixed with the weirdness of ‘Hotel New Hampshire.’”