Pearson novel to be adapted for TV

♦ Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson’s latest novel will be adapted for the small screen by the makers of hit series Big Little Lies.

Made Up Stories, the production company founded by Bruna Papandrea and creator of Big Little Lies, announced that it had optioned How Hard Can It Be?, released in the UK last year, for a TV series.

Big Little Lies had an all-star cast including Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman. Recently, it won eight Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes, including the Best Miniseries or Television Film.

Pearson said: “I am delighted that Brauna and her amazing team at Made Up Stories are transforming How Hard Can It Be? into a compelling TV drama.

“Committed to telling important tales about women’s lives at this great point in our history, Made Up Stories is the perfect producer for my novel.”

How Hard Can It Be? is the sequel to Pearson’s award-winning debut novel

I Don’t Know How She Does It.