Things I Want My Daughters to Know - Softcover

Noble, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141030011 ISBN 13: 9780141030012

Publisher: Penguin, 2008

Synopsis

'Honest and beautifully written' Woman & Home

The heartwarming classic about love and family from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Love, Iris will make you both laugh and cry.
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How would you say goodbye to those you love most in the world?

it's time for Barbara to say a final farewell to her four daughters. But how can she find the words? And how can she leave them when they each have so much growing up to do?

There's commitment-phobic Lisa. Brittle, unhappily married Jennifer. Free-spirited traveller Amanda. And teenage Hannah, stumbling her way towards adulthood.

Barbara's answer is to write each daughter a letter, finally expressing the hopes, fears, dreams and secrets she couldn't always say.

These words will touch the girls in different - sometimes shocking - ways, unlocking emotions and passions to set them on their own journey of discovery through life.
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'Enchantingly clever. I cried, I laughed, I couldn't put it down' Penny Vincenzi

'Irresistible' Glamour

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Review:

Enchantingly clever. I cried, I laughed, I couldn't put it down (Penny Vincenzi)

Her stories strike a genuine chord . . . an irresistible comfort read (Glamour)

Honest and beautifully written (Woman & Home)

It would be a hard heart indeed that remained unmoved . . . the tender feelings Noble engenders in her readers are to be cherished (Daily Express)

Incredibly thought-provoking and poignant (Sun)

This powerful tale packs an emotional punch (Closer)

An emotional rollercoaster (Now)

A journey through emotionally-charged mother-daughter territory . . . it may just kickstart the practice of letter-writing again (Good Housekeeping)

Praise for Elizabeth Noble (-)

Noble is the mistress of the tearjerking message of love (Express)

Synopsis:

'My beautiful girls. If you've read this, you'll know it contains some - not all, but some - of the things I want my daughters to know. And the greatest of these is love ...' How would you say goodbye to those you love most in the world? Barbara must say a final farewell to her four daughters. But how can she find the words? And how can she leave them when they each have so much growing up to do? There's commitment-phobic Lisa. Brittle, unhappily married Jennifer. Free-spirited traveller Amanda. And teenage Hannah, stumbling her way towards adulthood. Barbara's answer is to write each daughter a letter, finally expressing the hopes, fears, dreams and secrets she couldn't always voice. These words will touch the girls in different - sometimes shocking - ways, unlocking emotions and passions to set them on their own journey of discovery through life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0141030011
• ISBN 13: 9780141030012
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448