'I hate you. When I'm a mother, I'm never going to be like you...' These words come back to haunt Ros, years later. As her marriage of twenty years collapses and her beloved twin sons prepare to flee the nest, Ros's world is tilting on its axis. It doesn't help that her dead mother seems to have taken up residence in her head, reminding her of things she once said. As Ros tries to adapt to sharing custody of the family dog and life without her husband and boys in the house, she embarks on a new regime to stay sane: yoga, herbal remedies, internet dating. But as Ros is trying to find herself, the arrival of a memoir her mother wrote begins to reveal a woman she never knew, taking her on a journey into her mother's past that will change forever her idea of who she is. A sharp, funny and touching novel about the secrets mothers and daughters keep from each other.
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'A bittersweet comedy about secrets between mother and daughter.' (SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE )
'Lichtenstein is a fine writer ... if you recognise the sentiment behind the words 'I hate you. When I'm a mother, I'm never going to be like you...' then you will adore this funny, touching tale.' (Paul Blezard THE LADY )
'A moving tale told with humour and warmth' (BELLA )
'A witty, fluent writer, Lichtenstein deftly moves between mother and daughter, Cape Town and Shepherds Bush. This of-the-moment comedy puts the world to rights in the way good popular fiction can.' (THE INDEPENDENT )
'A smart, fast-paced and funny tale of the secrets between mothers and daughters.' (WOMAN & HOME )
'Lichtenstein writes with wit and sharp tenderness to create a compelling read.' (Wendy Holden DAILY MAIL )
'Lichtenstein is a fine writer ... if you recognise the sentiment behind the words 'I hate you. When I'm a mother, I'm never going to be like you...' then you will adore this funny, touching tale.' (Paul Blezard THE LADY )
'A moving tale told with humour and warmth' (BELLA )
'A witty, fluent writer, Lichtenstein deftly moves between mother and daughter, Cape Town and Shepherds Bush. This of-the-moment comedy puts the world to rights in the way good popular fiction can.' (THE INDEPENDENT )
'A smart, fast-paced and funny tale of the secrets between mothers and daughters.' (WOMAN & HOME )
'Lichtenstein writes with wit and sharp tenderness to create a compelling read.' (Wendy Holden DAILY MAIL )
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Olivia Lichtenstein is a BAFTA award-winning documentary film-maker. She currently works as a freelance documentary and drama producer/director and journalist. She lives with her family in West London.
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By Colleen
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I loved Olivia Lichtenstein's 'Mrs Zhivago of Queen's Park' and 'Things Your Mother Never Told You' is every bit as funny and moving. It also got under my skin as she delves very perceptively into the darker side of the relationship between mothers and daughters. I've bought copies of this book for all my friends (male and female), and for my sister who I know will both laugh and cry as I did.
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By P. GRIMSDALE
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Anyone interested in mother-daughter relationships will find this book highly engaging, but it is also a real mystery story that keeps your attention right to the end. Smart, warm-hearted and written in a blissfully accessible style.Just Watch Me
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I thought 'Mrs Zhivago of Queen's Park' was a wonderful book and 'Things Your Mother Never Told You' is every bit as good. Olivia manages to be sensitive, witty and entertaining all at the same. This is a warm and intelligent book - and engages the reader all the way through. I loved it!
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Easily read, never forgotten...
I love books that make me forget where I am. I love it when I open a book in daylight & read the last line when night has already fallen. I did not see the day go by. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2010 by S. Peggy BLIN
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Another cracking novel by Olivia Lichtenstein
I loved this book. It's a very human, touching and funny story of a modern woman's search for the truth about her mother's life. Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2009 by Alicia Jackson
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For anyone who's ever had a parent
If ever there was a book guaranteed to appeal to everyone this is it. Funny, charming, sad , true and uplifting, it captures the complex currents that ebb and flow between... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2009 by ivesy100
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a great read and revealing and touching
A lovely book - on one level a great entertaining read but on another level truly revealing and touching. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2009 by Richard J. Denton
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Really gripping read
My measure of a good book is one where I can't predict in the first chapter what's going to happen in the last (well, that's one thing I judge by. . . ). I loved this. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2009 by LOLA
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This book is a treat!
A witty, touching, compelling read that makes you laugh, makes you cry - and also has a terrific twist... Who could ask for more?
Published on 2 Oct 2009 by Simon Booker
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I wish i had a mother like that
A touching tale of the secretlife which lurks within us all. The mother was full of life and and never dull. Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2009 by A. Singer
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