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Can Any Mother Help Me? (Paperback)

by Jenna Bailey (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber (31 Jan 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571233147
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571233144
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,494 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'An engaging and informative book, often touching, occasionally hilarious, sometimes profoundly moving.' Independent"


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and organisation of the material is very good indeed.'
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant stories , 27 Mar 2007
This review is from: Can Any Mother Help Me? (Hardcover)
This is a wonderful book - I picked it up based on a recommendation and wasn't sure if I was going to be all that interested, but it is absolutely captivating. The stories of these women are remarkable, and the tale of their friendship, held together mainly by letters over half a century, is extraordinary. It's very well edited, too, as the letters have been carefully chosen and little background biographies are provided for all the women.
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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Secret Life of the Housewife., 30 Jul 2007
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This is an insight into the isolation of women at home with children particularly between the wars when married women were not allowed to work outside the home and some could not even afford a radio for company. No mod cons but mindless housework left thoughtful women in need of intelligent company which they found through their correspondence club. From young mothers to widowhood and their eventual deaths this a moving selction of their writing. Incidentally my mother in law was one of the original members.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Book, 21 Mar 2007
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This is a wonderful book. As it traces the lives of these so articulate ladies from the mid 1930's and beyond it is an invaluable social history. These letters so beautifully written are funny, poignant, illuminating and finally so sad as the trials of life and finally old age are endured. The author is to be complemented on her sensitive organisation of the material.
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