Skip to content
Scan a barcode
Scan
Paperback Mothertime Book

ISBN: 1857992083

ISBN13: 9781857992083

Mothertime

Select Format

Select Condition ThriftBooks Help Icon

Recommended

Format: Paperback

Temporarily Unavailable

We receive 1 copy every 6 months.

Book Overview

It's Christmas Eve at 14 Camberley Road, North London. The Townsend children have hung up the last strand of tinsel and now, in the firelight, all is softly aglow, with the magic and mystery of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

Customer Reviews

1 rating

Wonderful reading

This book is funny, different and moving. Mothertime is a story about an alcoholic ex-beauty who neglects her children. After one disasterous Christmas, the children decide they want an actual, maternal mother - a real mother - so they trap their mother in a sauna where they hold her hostage for months, take away her booze and cigarettes, and make her wear flowery feminine clothes. Throughout the book, the author tricks you into feeling indignant, and satisfied that this horrible mother finally got hers. Then the book's ending takes you completely by surprise (I pride myself on seeing things coming - I didn't see this at all). It stops you short and opens your eyes to some reasons people are they way they are, and reminds you that we don't always have the right to judge.
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
GoDaddy Verified and Secured