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The Bad Mother's Handbook (Hardcover)

by Kate Long (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Picador (5 Mar 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330419323
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330419321
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 445,929 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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India Knight, Sunday Times
'A really cracking read' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Guardian
'Extremely enjoyable: funny, perceptive and cleverly told' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars At last a book for 'real' women!, 13 Jun 2004
I've waited a long time for a book like this. Kate Long tells it like it is. She understands the lives the 'real' women lead. There are no handsome barristers waiting to make their way into the pages of a woman's diary, no impossibly glossy homes, and designer clothes. These women live in a cramped council house, struggling to get along with each other, and manage their relationships outside the home.

This is a book full of warmth and honesty, some of it painfully so.

Nan, Karen and Charlotte (Charlie), three generations of the same family, live in uneasy and sometimes suffocating circumstances. Karen has to care for Nan, who is not as far off her rocker as Karen believes, and try to control her teenage daughter Charlie, whilst still trying to have a life of her own, which may or may not include a new relationship with the head of the school where she works as a classroom assistant. Told from the perspective of each woman, this book neatly, but without preaching, explains how misunderstandings happen within families, and how, at times, we can all feel the victim. As the mother of a teenager and having been one myself, I could relate to both Karen and Charlotte in equal measure (and if I'm honest, Nan's elderly dottiness strikes a bit close to home too!)

I hope that this is the first of many books by Kate Long.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly fantastic book, 18 Mar 2006
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This review is from: The Bad Mother's Handbook (Paperback)
I bought this book in the airport when I was going on holiday, I'd forgotten to bring any and couldn't face a 5 hour flight with nothing to do. I skimmed the shelves of the book shop and decided to go with The Bad Mother's Handbook because I liked the cover. They say you should never judge a book by it's cover - how wrong where they?!

It's an amazing story that manages to portray so many of life's most terrible moments yet makes them enjoyable and funny. The story follows three ladies - Charlotte (who is pregnant at 17), her mother (who is outraged that her daughter should follow the same path that she did at 17), and Nan (whose incoherent ramblings actually make more sense than anyone would give her credit).

You follow the story of all three characters at the same time, each one trying to come to terms with their own private issues that tears them all apart, yet at the same time brings them closer together.

It was a few months ago when I went on holiday and read this, and I think I may have left the book on the beach. This is what brought me to this page - it was so good I'm buying it again!

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I Couldn't Put It Down!, 7 Mar 2004
By Mel "Melinda" (Shropshire) - See all my reviews
I laughed and cried my way through this book.

Three generations of women living under the same roof. It's full of northern charm and honesty. Long writes with warmth and wisdom, her words flow naturally from the page. She has a unique style and this book is an original.

I read it over a couple of days - couldn't put it down. Nan, Karen and Charlotte are now etched in my memory, I lived in that house with them. Their pain was raw and yet this story is written with such humour - an extremely funny book.

The Bad Mother's Handbook is a must read for all ages.

I don't think this is the last we've heard of Kate Long!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great book to read
I really enjoyed this book, its a sweet story dealing with realistic issues - teenage pregnancy, adoption etc. I really enjoyed the film and then decided to read the book. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Harryy

4.0 out of 5 stars a family we can all relate to !!!
this story about three generations of woman living together ( NAN, KAREN AND CHARLOTTE) is so true to life in this book you almost think they are your neigbours........ Read more
Published 17 months ago by magic

5.0 out of 5 stars So True to life
It made me feel a whole lot better about my own experiences. Well done Kate
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This is a great book from start to finish!! It is funny, it is entertaining and it is such a well written story about three stong women based not too far from where I live... Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2007 by M. C. Batson

5.0 out of 5 stars bad mothers, great novel
I'm no fan of chicklit, and thought this book would just see me through a "proper" book-less couple of days. ButI ate my pompous words- I loved it. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2007 by cowpatch

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't keep passing it over forever
The last time I counted I had sixteen books in a pile on my chest of drawers to get through. This was one of them. Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2006 by any

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic
i really enjoyed this book and found it very funny. i am 20 and have no children but still enjoyed this book and wanted to keep reading to find out what happened. Read more
Published on 19 April 2006 by S. Halford

4.0 out of 5 stars A Really pleasant read.
Someone recommended this book to me and someone else told me it was not that good. So I was interested to see what I would think. Read more
Published on 8 April 2006 by N. Williams

4.0 out of 5 stars Swallowing a handbook about bad grandmas ...
I'm going to review both of Kate Long's Novels here ..

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Published on 6 April 2006 by Weremadog

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming book,
This book is the story of three generations of women living in the same house, gran, mother & daughter. It is witty and so true to life it could almost be a true life story. Read more
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