The Complete Book of Aunts - Softcover

Christiansen, Rupert

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9780571226566: The Complete Book of Aunts

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571226566 ISBN 13: 9780571226566

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2007

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Loveable aunts, exotic aunts, seductive aunts, sad, mad and bad aunts, aunts in jail and aunts on the razzle, aunts in novels, verse and song - here is a complete guide to the wonderful and sometimes weird world of this most misunderstood of relatives.

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Review:

'A surprisingly touching book that demonstrates the changing role of British women from the mid-18th century to the present.' -- Observer

'Rupert Christianson's smart collection of biography, poetry and short fiction is an epitaph of the `Great Age of the Aunt.' -- Daily Telegraph

'This agreeable and entertaining anthology opens with a moving memoir ... [A] wealth of love, wisdom and auntly devotion.' -- Sunday Times

'[A] delightful treasury.' -- Amber Pearson, Daily Mail

'[A] delightfully quirky book about aunts and their place in history ... [a] wonderfully eccentric tribute.' -- Daily Express

'[Christiansen] thinks aunts are an undervalued breed and this entertaining compilation attempts to set the record straight.' **** [four stars]
-- Mail on Sunday

Book Description:

The Complete Book of Aunts, by Rupert Christiansen, is an entertaining and touching exploration of aunts in all their guises and varieties.

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