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The perfect gift for the mum in your life - a hugely enjoyable collection of new fiction, memoir and anecdote, illustrated with pictures and cartoons From inspirational mums who are not afraid of anything - except spiders - to magical mums, reluctant mums and mums behaving badly, this is a wonderful collection of fiction and memoir from some of Britain's best-loved writers. With touching and amusing anecdotes from celebrity mums such as Nigella Lawson and Arabella Weir, as well as original illustrations from the likes of Shirley Hughes and Quentin Blake, this rich treasure trove with proceeds going to children's charity PiggyBankKids reflects many voices from across the generations and is a glorious celebration of motherhood.

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9780091922627

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A charming anthology * Publishers News * A delightful ... touching, and often hilarious, compilation * Daily Mail * Fans of the [short story] genre will love this collection ... telling tales of great mothers, reluctant mothers and eccentric mothers that will have you laughing one minute and wiping away a rogue tear the next. Dip into it or read it from cover to cover as I did, I promise you won't be disappointed * Sunday Express * Wonderfully touching * Sainsbury's Magazine *

Wonderfully touching * Sainsbury's Magazine * Fans of the [short story] genre will love this collection ... telling tales of great mothers, reluctant mothers and eccentric mothers that will have you laughing one minute and wiping away a rogue tear the next. Dip into it or read it from cover to cover as I did, I promise you won't be disappointed * Sunday Express * A delightful ... touching, and often hilarious, compilation * Daily Mail * A charming anthology * Publishers News *

Wonderfully touching * Sainsbury's Magazine * Fans of the [short story] genre will love this collection ... telling tales of great mothers, reluctant mothers and eccentric mothers that will have you laughing one minute and wiping away a rogue tear the next. Dip into it or read it from cover to cover as I did, I promise you won't be disappointed * Sunday Express * A delightful ... touching, and often hilarious, compilation * Daily Mail * A charming anthology * Publishers News *

Wonderfully touching Sainsbury's Magazine Fans of the [short story] genre will love this collection ... telling tales of great mothers, reluctant mothers and eccentric mothers that will have you laughing one minute and wiping away a rogue tear the next. Dip into it or read it from cover to cover as I did, I promise you won't be disappointed Sunday Express A delightful ... touching, and often hilarious, compilation Daily Mail A charming anthology Publishers News

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Sarah Brown is married to Gordon Brown and is President of the charity PiggyBankKids, which she founded in 2002. PiggyBankKids has launched the Jennifer Brown Research Fund to seek solutions to pregnancy difficulties and help save newborn lives, and supports a wide range of charitable projects which create opportunities for children and young people - www.piggybankkids.com. Sarah and Gordon live in Fife and London with their sons John and Fraser. Gil McNeil is the bestselling author of The Only Boy For Me, Stand By Your Man, In the Wee Small Hours and Divas Don't Knit. She helps run the charity PiggyBankKids, and lives in Canterbury with her son.

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