A celebration of the joys of fatherhood and an exploration of the responsibilites and vunerabilites that go with it. The book explores the relationship between father abd child, from 2000BC to AD 2000 using sources from fiction to personal letters and childcare manuals to modern day sitcoms. Includes entries from: Fergal Keane, Laurie Lee, Bob Dylan, Alexander Pope, Bill Cosby, Homer Simpson, Auberon Waugh and George Bernard Shaw.
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'beautiful anthology, which any parent or child would benefit from reading' -- The Times 21 July 2001
'calculated to produce a warm glow in the paternal breast' -- Times Literary Supplement August 10 2001
'witty, warm and wise' -- The Sunday Telegraph 17 June 2001
John Lewis-Stempel combines writing with running a smallholding. He is a full-time father of two and lives in Herefordshire with his family. Under a pen name he has published many previous anthologies and books.
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