Items related to NOTES TO MY MOTHER-IN-LAW

Law NOTES TO MY MOTHER-IN-LAW ISBN 13: 9780007338429

NOTES TO MY MOTHER-IN-LAW - Softcover

 
9780007338429: NOTES TO MY MOTHER-IN-LAW
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 

‘My mother-in-law Annie lived with us for 17 years and was picture-book perfect.’

It took a while before the family realised that Annie was increasingly (as she would put it) 'Mutt and Jeff'. So Phyllida began to write out the day's gossip at the kitchen table, putting her notes by Annie's bed before going to hers. One night as her husband wandered off to bed he muttered darkly that she spent so much time each evening writing to Annie she could have written a book. 'And illustrated it!' Here it is.

It is a book full of the delights of a warm and loving household. Of Boot the Cat being sick after over-indulging in spiders; the hunt for cleaning products from the dawn of time; persistently and mysteriously malfunctioning hearing aids; an unusual and potentially hilarious use for a clove of garlic; and the sad disappearance of coconut logs from the local sweetshop.

It's about the special place at the heart of a home held by a woman born in another age. Who polished the brass when it was 'looking red at her'. Who still bore a scar from being hit by her employer when, as a young woman, she was in service. Who could turn the heel of a sock and the collar of a shirt, and make rock-cakes, bread pudding and breast of lamb with barley.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Product Description:
Title: Notes to My Mother-in-Law <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: Phyllida Law <>Publisher: Fourth Estate
Review:

‘I just sat down and read it straight through and cried. Dreadfully funny and incredibly touching’ Joanna Lumley

‘Moving, funny, enchanting. A beautiful, original portrayal of family life’ Sheila Hancock

‘Something quite splendid, new and unforgettable’ Stephen Fry

‘Wonderful, warm, witty and wise. Just like the author’ Ben Elton

‘The book is as extraordinary as the woman who wrote it. The correspondence started with the odd note on the kitchen table reminding Granny Annie of a doctor's appointment or that there was ham in the fridge, but built into more...quite extraordinary. On one level, it's a humorous work about hearing aids and incontinent dogs...On another, it's an uplifting story of family love and duty, and generational conflict’ Daily Mail

‘One of the most pleasurably giddy reads I've had for ages, it's laugh-out-loud funny as well as deeply poignant’ Scotsman

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherFourth Estate
  • Publication date2011
  • ISBN 10 0007338422
  • ISBN 13 9780007338429
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages160
  • Rating

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780007338412: Notes to my Mother-in-Law

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780007338412
Publisher: Fourth Estate, 2009
Hardcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Seller Image

Law, Phyllida
Published by Fourth Estate (2011)
ISBN 10: 0007338422 ISBN 13: 9780007338429
New Softcover Quantity: 5
Seller:
GreatBookPrices
(Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 11858297-n

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 14.30
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 2.09
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Phyllida Law
Published by HarperCollins Publishers (2011)
ISBN 10: 0007338422 ISBN 13: 9780007338429
New PAP Quantity: 1
Seller:
PBShop.store US
(Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.)

Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # DB-9780007338429

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 16.45
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Law, Phyllida
Published by Fourth Estate (2011)
ISBN 10: 0007338422 ISBN 13: 9780007338429
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldBooks
(Austin, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0007338422

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 14.67
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.37
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Law, Phyllida
Published by Fourth Estate (2011)
ISBN 10: 0007338422 ISBN 13: 9780007338429
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldenWavesOfBooks
(Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0007338422

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 17.49
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.17
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Law, Phyllida
Published by Fourth Estate (2011)
ISBN 10: 0007338422 ISBN 13: 9780007338429
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Revaluation Books
(Exeter, United Kingdom)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 151 pages. 7.75x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # zk0007338422

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 13.39
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 10
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Law, Phyllida
Published by Fourth Estate (2011)
ISBN 10: 0007338422 ISBN 13: 9780007338429
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GF Books, Inc.
(Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory # 0007338422-2-1

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 24.51
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Law, Phyllida
Published by Fourth Estate (2011)
ISBN 10: 0007338422 ISBN 13: 9780007338429
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Front Cover Books
(Denver, CO, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0007338422

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 24.01
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.41
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Law, Phyllida
Published by Fourth Estate (2011)
ISBN 10: 0007338422 ISBN 13: 9780007338429
New Softcover Quantity: 5
Seller:
GreatBookPricesUK
(Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 11858297-n

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 13.55
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 15
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Phyllida Law
Published by HARPERCOLLINS 360 Mrz 2011 (2011)
ISBN 10: 0007338422 ISBN 13: 9780007338429
New Taschenbuch Quantity: 1
Seller:
BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K.
(Bergisch Gladbach, Germany)

Book Description Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -`My mother-in-law Annie lived with us for 17 years and was picture-book perfect.¿ 128 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9780007338429

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 12.80
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 19.71
From Germany to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Phyllida Law
Published by HARPERCOLLINS 360 Mrz 2011 (2011)
ISBN 10: 0007338422 ISBN 13: 9780007338429
New Taschenbuch Quantity: 1
Seller:
Wegmann1855
(Zwiesel, Germany)

Book Description Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -`My mother-in-law Annie lived with us for 17 years and was picture-book perfect.¿. Seller Inventory # 9780007338429

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 12.80
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 22.24
From Germany to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

There are more copies of this book

View all search results for this book