Mums: A Celebration of Motherhood

by Sarah Brown (Author), Gil McNeil (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2007

  $4.19

  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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  Hardcover
  2007

  $3.25

  This glorious celebration of motherhood is edited by Sarah Brown and features brand new stories and personal recollections by popular writers such as Rosamunde Pilcher, Kate Atkinson, Gervase Phinn, Meera Syal, Alexander McCall Smith, Joanne Harris and many, many more. It is sprinkled with wonderfully touching and funny anecdotes from figures such as Jilly Cooper, Arabella Weir and Jenni Murray and features cartoons by Posy Simmonds, Sally Ann Lasson and illustrations by Shirley Hughes and Quentin Blake. A rich treasure trove that reflects the many voices of motherhood from across the generations. Mums is a terrific read and a present guaranteed to bring more pleasure than chocolate and more staying power than flowers.