Life on the Refrigerator Door

by Alice Kuipers (Author)

• Used

  Unabridged
  2007

  $3.25

  Mom, I went to the store. See inside the fridge. I watered the plants. I cleaned out Peter's cage. I tidied the sitting room. And the kitchen. And I did the washing up. I'm going to bed. Your live-in servant, Claire Life on the Refrigerator Door is told exclusively through notes exchanged by Claire and her mother, Elizabeth, during the course of a life-altering year. Their story builds to an emotional crescendo when Elizabeth is diagnosed with breast cancer. Stunningly sad but ultimately uplifting, this is a clever, moving, and original portrait of the relationship between a daughter and mother. It is about how we live our lives constantly rushing, and never making time for those we love. It is also an elegy to how much can be said in so few words, if only we made the time to say them.

• Used

  Paperback
  2008

  $3.39

  Beautifully told through notes left on their kitchen fridge, this is an intimate portrait of the relationship between a hard-working mother and her teenage daughter. Stunningly sad but ultimately uplifting, it is about being a 'good mother' or a 'good daughter', and is a reminder of how much can be said in so few words, if only we made the time to say them. 'Unexpectedly moving' - The Herald . 'Poignant ...Guaranteed to make you cry' - Sunday Express . 'Both heart-breaking and heart-warming' - Bliss! 'Shows the love and frustration that every woman will be able to relate to. Simple and heartfelt' - My Weekly . 'Very original and touching' - Joanne Harris. 'I loved it. It made me cry' - Geri Halliwell.